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Just about the time that I’d decided I needed a major shopping trip to replenish food and supplies, along came two back-to-back storms.
While overall economic activity expanded slightly since late February, ag sector concerns remain due to income prospects and weather.
Visitors learned about farm animals and other ag-centered topics at the 2024 St. Joseph County Ag Days.
When word came out of Texas on April 1 that avian flu had made another unwelcome hop — this one from a dairy cow to a human — the news seemed like an April Fool’s joke. It wasn’t.
A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both recently reported outbreaks of avian flu.
Hoosiers celebrated National Ag Day on March 19. Gov. Eric Holcomb issued an official proclamation to celebrate the event.
Overall economic activity increased slightly since early January, with eight of the 12 Federal Reserve districts reporting slight to modest growth while ag conditions dipped, according to the latest Beige Book.
Farmland values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District are slowing down from double-digit increases of the last couple years to single-digit annual percentage increases.
The Illinois Pork Producers Association is leading a call to members of the Illinois congressional delegation for a legislative remedy to state-by-state livestock production requirements.
Agricultural conditions ranged from steady to slightly worse, according to the latest Federal Reserve Beige Book.
From farm to freezer, the beef from M5 Family Farms is known for being high quality.
Leaders from the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Indiana Soybean Alliance traveled to Panama to see how checkoff dollars are being used to boost markets in Central America.
Agricultural conditions improved or deteriorated slightly since the previous Beige Book report in October, depending on the Federal Reserve district.
It has been a blessed Christmas season. The halls are decked, presents have been wrapped and you can hear Faron Young singing Christmas carols when you step in the backdoor of our house.
In 2023, Indiana poultry farmers and businesses donated 200,000 pounds of duck, turkey and chicken and 172,000 dozen eggs to Hoosiers in need. Indiana farmers and businesses also donated $340,000 to organizations fighting food insecurity this year.