Jackson Learns Confidence, Leadership And Agriculture Through FFA
“I have learned how to be a leader and how to have more confidence in myself and my abilities,” Emma Jackson explained.
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Weakening Crop Prices And High Production Costs Weigh On Farmer Sentiment
Agricultural producers’ sentiment declined for the second month in a row, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index fell 9 points to a reading of 106 in September.
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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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INFB Members Surveyed On Future Of Operations
Indiana Farm Bureau recently surveyed members who are active in production agriculture or own an agribusiness with the goal of understanding their major concerns so the organization can develop future programming and services to address their needs.
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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.
Read MoreBasketball, Agriculture Forever Connected
Like a lot of people in Indiana, I enjoy the drama of the basketball season this time of the year.
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Sheep And Goat Health Field Day May 14 In Plymouth
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service will be conducting a Sheep and Goat Health field day in two locations in Indiana in May.
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Here Is A Chance To Learn How To Fly A Drone
Seems like everywhere you look, someone is finding new ways to use drones.
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Purdue Research Will Look At Helping Farmers Survive Climate Change
A $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will help Indiana researchers explore alternatives that may be more suitable for the Midwest of the future.
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Whitko Ag and Welding Students Build Livestock Panels
Whitko Community School Corporation’s agricultural and welding departments teamed up to design and produce livestock panels for the academy’s show barn.
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Zimmerman Selected For 2021 National 4-H Representative
In celebration of National 4-H Week, National 4-H Council announced that Madelyn Zimmerman, 19, Milford, is the winner of the 2021 4-H Youth in Action Pillar Award for Agriculture. Zimmerman will be recognized nationally for her drive to provide agricultural opportunities to at-risk students and youth with disabilities in her community.
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