Updated: GOSHEN — Wednesday was Tobacco Free Day at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair, a time for highlighting the fair’s general non-smoking policy while also thanking the fair’s smoking patrons for acknowledging and adhering to that policy.
Read More Updated: DETROIT, ORE. — On Oct. 29, Marion Sheriff Deputy Dave Zahn went to Detroit Lake to take pictures of Old Detroit, the 200-person town abandoned and flooded in the 1950s after the Detroit Dam was built.
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Updated: The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a United States Winter Weather Outlook for the upcoming winter season. Though many have worried that last year’s extreme cold and snowy winter would make a return this season, the National Weather Service reports this is unlikely. “Last year’s winter was … Read More
Updated: Last year’s drought did little to slow the pace of rising farmland values and cash rents. They are up this year in a big way again, according to a Purdue University study. The drought last year sent corn and soybean prices soaring to all-time highs, which, along with … Read More
Updated: Last year, farmers didn’t have nearly enough rain for their wilted, drought-ravaged crops. So far this year, they have too much of it – so much that they can’t get into their fields to work them for planting. The stark contrast in conditions illustrates an annual, monthly and … Read More
Updated: One thing is certain for corn farmers in 2013, and that is the importance of risk management amid extreme uncertainty in yields and revenues, Purdue agricultural economist Chris Hurt said. Three years of below-normal corn yields and ongoing drought in the western corn belt have the potential to … Read More
Updated: By Joe Kelsay Indiana Agriculture Director This year’s historical drought has provided a prime opportunity for a special focus on a most precious resource, our soil. Though we tend to think first of the extreme weather’s effect on our 2012 crop yields, its impact on feed supplies and … Read More
Updated: Indiana’s pumpkin crop, for the most part, has fared well despite a drought that has gripped the Midwest. Consumers should have an abundance of healthy pumpkins to choose from this autumn. Initially, there were fears that the crop would not germinate properly because of the drought and heat, … Read More
Updated: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An updated federal report shows that more than one-third of Indiana is still in at least extreme drought even though recent rainfall has improved conditions for much of the state. The new U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday says about 11 percent of Indiana is … Read More
Updated: INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Recent rains have helped relieve drought conditions across parts of Indiana, although an updated federal report still lists nearly half the state in at least extreme drought. The new U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday says about 17 percent of Indiana is in the worst … Read More
Updated: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Extension has begun a series of regional meetings throughout the state featuring expert speakers and the opportunity for producers to share ideas with each other. The meetings are designed at helping livestock and crop producers manage their way through the financial and operational … Read More
Updated: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Despite recent rainfall across much of Indiana, the U.S. Drought Monitor update shows that some counties are still in “extreme drought.” Associate State Climatologist Ken Scheeringa said normal rainfall has returned to some areas, but precipitation has missed west central Indiana “over and over … Read More
Updated: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service continues to work to provide as much relief to drought impacted producers as possible. Today, NRCS State Conservationist Jane Hardisty announced that all Indiana counties are eligible for drought haying or grazing on land enrolled in the Floodplain Easement Program. Easement … Read More
Updated: SPEEDWAY, Ind. (AP) — NASCAR fans visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Brickyard 400 should leave their charcoal and firewood at home. Speedway officials have imposed a ban on outdoor burning that mirrors one ordered by the town of Speedway on June 28. The ban prohibits … Read More
Updated: Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman says 50 counties have been declared primary disaster areas, and more declarations will likely come later this week. Kosciusko County is included in the list. Despite the conditions, she doesn’t expect Governor Mitch Daniels to enact statewide water usage restrictions. Skillman, who also serves … Read More
Updated: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman has planned a news conference for today at the Indiana Farm Bureau Building in Indianapolis to discuss drought conditions. Skillman, who serves as the state’s secretary of agriculture, will discuss how farmers have been dealing with the drought and the latest … Read More
