Indiana
The disease is causing turmoil for farmers who have a large crop in the making. In some cases, a Hail Mary fungicide application at R4 up to early dent (R5) might make sense this season, say agronomists.
Southwest plant expansions will likely draw milk from distant regions
During a year full of farm consolidation, Organic Valley, the largest dairy cooperative of organic farmers in the nation, added an additional 84 farms to its membership in 2023.
Hurricane-force winds swept from northern Missouri and Iowa all the way east to Illinois and Indiana. The derecho brought wind gusts up to 100 mph, flattening cornfields, but it also drenched soils with crucial rains.
The Newton County, Indiana Sheriff’s Office announced it has arrested one of three men charged following accusations of animal abuse at the nation’s largest dairy farm.
A cheese plant in northeast Iowa has begun a $20 million expansion of the facility.
Organizers of the Iowa State Fair are pairing the event’s famous butter cow sculpture with another butter piece celebrating the Monopoly board game.
Purdue Extension is partnering with Indiana Dairy Producers and the Indiana Forage Council to offer the annual Indiana Regional Dairy Meetings at six locations.
Effective July 1, herds larger than the trigger levels will be required to have 180 days of manure storage, up from the current 120-day limit.
Fair Oaks Farms releases its own statement after discovering some employees were actually undercover animal activists.
Authorities charge three people in alleged abuse at Fair Oaks Farms and continue interviews with other persons of interest.
Ice cream maker Well Enterprises plans a $40.5 million expansion that will create 81 jobs in Le Mars, Iowa.