What's Making News
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development director Tim Boring announced last Friday the detection of highly pathogenic ... Read entire story
The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at a congressional hearing last Wednesday the agency is preparing for ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
Some areas of the state saw ideal planting and germinating conditions, while others received heavy rains and high winds which prevented fieldwork ... Read entire story
Producers took advantage of sunny days between rain events to plant crops.
There were 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork.
Sugarbeet and ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
The fire in cheese prices intensified last week, shooting higher and pulling Class III futures with them. Block Cheddar closed last Friday at ... Read entire story
Indiana Farm Bureau's Chief Economist Todd Davis is offering up his insights on the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture World ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
Early in my first year at the Big U, a new friend from Chicago's south side asked me what he thought was an innocent question. "You're ... Read entire story
It's a terrible thing whenever a fire breaks out at a county fairground and destroys a treasured structure. Such was the case a couple weeks ... Read entire story