River Jordan Camel Dairy Brings Camels To The Midwest
Camels are roaming just outside Milford at the River Jordan Camel Dairy. Luke Blakeslee and his wife, Amber, established the farm in 2017 in response to some of their family’s needs.
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Cale Wise Learns And Grows With FFA
FFA offers students the opportunities to get involved in everything from horticulture to entomology to meat grading. Cale Wise, a student at Warsaw Community High School, is a long-time member who has been quietly but actively involved in a few different aspects of the organization.
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Indiana Farmland Prices Continue To Rise
A new Purdue survey shows Indiana’s farmland is growing more valuable with an average acre price around $13,700.
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Midwest Farmers Recognized As Soil Conservation Stewards
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture and Red Goldrecently announced the winners of the 2023 Red Gold Stewardship award.
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Farm Aid Returns To Central Indiana After 20 Year Hiatus
For the first time in over two decades, Farm Aid will grace central Indiana.
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Triton FFA Hosts Pancake Breakfast For National Ag Day
By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation In celebration of National Ag Day, Triton’s chapter of FFA celebrated with a special pancake and sausage breakfast at school. Several community members and school staff were invited to this tasty event.
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GAPS Workshop Coming To Purdue Extension Elkhart
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County If you grow fruit or vegetables for sale, chances are you have heard of GAPS, or the Good Agricultural Practices program. But if you have not, here is a heads up! GAPS is a workshop designed to teach growers … Read More
Update From USDA On ARC and PLC Program Choices For Farmers
By JULIA WICKARD State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency Indiana I have an update for you as you prepare to make your one-time election decision about ARC PLC safety-net programs. These important decisions need to be made by Tuesday, March 31. That includes landowner decisions on whether … Read More
When To Skimp On Seed Treatment
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County With grain prices down, farmers are looking for ways to cut back on expenses. Last week I talked to a farmer who was considering planting soybeans without a fungicide seed treatment to save a few dollars per acre. In … Read More
Checking The Nutrient Level Of Your Soil Is Important
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County It is funny how things work. As the price of corn went up the last few years, the price of inputs such as seed, fertilizer and pesticides went up too. Now that corn prices are dropping, prices of inputs … Read More
Odette Menard Speaking On Agriculture At Manchester University
By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University The Middle Eel River Watershed Initiative annual public meeting on Friday is bringing in a champion of the earthworm. Odette Menard is an agronomic engineer who works for the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture; she was inducted into the Canadian Conservation Hall … Read More
Purdue Extension Elkhart Holds Vegetable Growers Meeting
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Purdue Extension will be holding a vegetable growers meeting from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at the Wakarusa Produce Auction, located at 65460 CR 9. The cost of the program is $10 per person, which includes … Read More
ISDA Accepting Applications For Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
By BENJAMIN KENNEY Indiana State Department of Agriculture The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has announced it is accepting applications for a total of $500,000 in expected federal funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant program. The grant will come from the United States Department of Agriculture and … Read More