SYRACUSE — Air quality, health hazards, quality of life concerns were just a few points noted at a Kosciusko County Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Workshop, presented by the Hoosier Environmental Council, along with the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation. The four-hour workshop was held Saturday, Dec. 9, in the … Read More
Dear Editor, This is in response to the Aug. 1 article in ‘the PAPER’ titled “Kosciusko’s aerial applicators stay busy following rains, flooding” concerning the aerial spraying of crops and the increase of it in this area. Not all of us are happy about this. Many people in … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Growing up on a southern Indiana farm, I learned a lot about weed identification from my Dad. He would point out features of various plants, and by the time I was 12 years old, I could identify many of … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator Purdue Extension Elkhart County Last week I read an article urging farmers to apply lime every year. That sort of recommendation may work in some communities, but in our area, more often than not, it could lead to some long-term problems because most … Read More
By JEFF BURBRINK Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Without much fanfare, the USDA Census of Agriculture will be surveying two important groups of agricultural producers in the next few weeks, horticulture and organic growers. Some local growers may have already received surveys in the mail. More than … Read More
