USDA Mandates Nationwide Testing of Milk for Bird Flu
USDA issued a Federal Order on Friday requiring that raw (unpasteurized) milk samples nationwide be collected and shared with USDA for testing of highly pathogenic...
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City of Elkhart’s Winterfest to begin Saturday
The City of Elkhart kicks off the holiday season with the annual Winterfest on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in downtown Elkhart. Highlights of the event include...
AFBF President Zippy Duvall Responds to Illinois Farm Bureau’s Expulsion, Lawsuit
Vincent ‘Zippy’ Duvall, a Georgia farmer and President of the American Farm Bureau Federation since 2016. Photo courtesy of the American Farm Bureau Federation. In...
Legislation Expanding Broadband Access Passes US Senate
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports (ACCESS) Rural America Act, which would expand access to broadband...
John Deere to Layoff 112 Workers at Iowa Tractor Plant After Christmas
More than 110 John Deere workers in Waterloo, Iowa were told earlier this week that they will no longer have a job after Christmas. The...
The Story of The Depot: Turning Greenfield’s Grain Elevator into a Popular Restaurant
Thomas Moore, one of the co-owners of The Depot in downtown Greenfield. The building that houses the restaurant and bar was a grain elevator that...
Elkhart County Parks to host ’12 Birds of Christmas’ hike
Elkhart County Parks is inviting everyone to find the “12 Birds of Christmas.” A holiday-themed hike at Ox Bow County Park will give you the...
Go ‘Ringside for Riley’ With Fundraiser at Hoosier Beef Congress Friday
Hoosier Beef Congress is this weekend at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, and this year’s HBC has a new event called Ringside for Riley, a...
December’s Farm Income Forecast Shows Trouble for US Agriculture
USDA’s December Farm Income Report showed only a slight change from September’s numbers, and the numbers still don’t look very good. “It’s not that big...
Hancock Co. Farmer Chris Cherry Re-elected as ICGA President
Indiana Corn Growers Association President Chris Cherry (left) and Indiana Soybean Alliance Membership and Policy Chairman Joe Stoller (right) present Rep. Jim Baird with the...