Fire

The Mendota and Troy Grove fire departments were dispatched to a wind turbine fire north of Mendota. On arrival, the area on top of the tower was fully involved in the fire. Personnel secured the area and the tower was left to burn out.

Nearly two dozen farm animals were killed in a barn fire in Marengo, according to the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts.

Harvest is nearly complete, but there are always jobs to do on the farm. Kendell Culp, farmer and vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau, continues to balance raising livestock, working for INFB and planning for next year’s crop. He shared an update with AgriNews.

Farmers who make a crop hail insurance policy part of their risk management portfolio have an additional benefit that they, hopefully, will never have to use.