Wet Spring Affecting Indiana Crops
There won't be a bumper crop this year, but depending on summer weather, most farmers should recover.
View ArticleFarmers Need Late Frost For Good Crops Yields
Farmers say they need a late frost to give their crops time to mature. They planted crops late this year because of the rainy spring and hot summer.
View ArticleIndiana Farmers Could See Record Incomes
The USDA has predicted farm income to top $100 billion this year, and Indiana's income is also predicted to significantly increase.
View ArticleJoin A Live Chat On The Drought At Noon
WFIU's Noon Edition is hosting a discussion on the drought, what it means to farmers and your garden.
View ArticleIndiana Farmers Get Financial Advice On Crop Loss
Farmers in Indiana are having one of the worst crop yields in decades, and they are trying to figure out how to deal with their financial losses.
View ArticleDrought Produces Good Wine, Fewer Grapes In Indiana
The heat and the drought has helped vineyards even as it has depleted many other crop yields.
View ArticleLong Term Climate Change Trends Worry Experts
Scientists looked at how potential climate change scenarios could affect crop production, human health, and the global economy, among other things.
View ArticleIndiana Farmers Behind On Planting Corn Crop
Only 30% of Indiana corn crop is planted as of May 12th.
View ArticleIndiana Crop In Much Better Shape Than Last Year
Nearly 80 percent of Indiana's corn has been rated good or excellent.
View ArticleHigher Yields Likely To Push Down Corn And Soybean Prices
Corn and soybean prices are predicted to drop this year because farmers expect to have higher yields.
View ArticleLarge Pumpkin Crop Leaves Many To Rot In Fields
Pumpkin patches across Indiana were more full than usual this year.
View ArticleStatewide Funding Available For Specialty Crops
They'll divide more than $380,000 from the USDA’s specialty crop block grant program among research and marketing projects for fruit, veggies and more.
View ArticleRecord Harvest Underway, But Profits Lag Behind Best Years
Harvest season is beginning for corn and soybeans in Indiana.
View ArticleFarmers Adjust To New Climate Norms Amid Long, Tricky Harvest
The unpredictable fall weather is delaying fall harvests.
View ArticleUSDA: Late-season Rain Further Delays Corn, Soybean Harvests
As of this week, 70-percent of the state’s corn has been harvested – that’s compared to 85-percent at this time last year.
View ArticleIndiana Awards $400K For State’s Specialty Crop Sector
State officials have awarded more than $400,000 to boost to Indiana's specialty crop sector that includes hops, nuts and dried fruits.
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