When A National Forest Trained Americans For War
It’s 1941. Monday morning, mid-September, has dawned rainy and overcast.
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NASS releases 2022 Census of Agriculture Watersheds Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the Watersheds report, today, Wednesday, July 24, which provides data that supplement the 2022 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1.
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U.S. Farmers Expect To Plant Less Corn, More Soybeans
Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released March 28 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Indiana Animal Health Board Offers Update On Dairy Cow Illness
An illness spreading among dairy cows in some states has not yet been detected in Indiana, according to state officials, but producers should be on the lookout.
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Avian Flu Has Not Gone Away
When Indiana’s Board of Animal Health sends a message at 6 p.m. on a Tuesday evening that they are calling a meeting at 8 p.m. that same evening, you know something big is up.
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Mobile Food Distributions In Warsaw, Bourbon In January
The Food Bank of Northern Indiana has set mobile food distributions for the month of January.
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USDA’s Climate Grants For Farms And Forests Run Into Republican Buzzsaw
The Biden administration is spending more than $3 billion to cultivate more American farmers and forest landowners as partners to mitigate climate change — even while some Republicans on Capitol Hill try to stop the program entirely.
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USDA Investing In Meat, Poultry Research
News Release WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday, March 9, an investment of more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion in support of its efforts to update the food system at every stage along the supply chain. The investment … Read More
IDOE Encourages Participation In Summer Meals Program
The Indiana Department of Education encourages schools and qualified community organizations to participate in the 2023 Summer Food Service Program.
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USDA Opens Nationwide People’s Garden Initiative
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include additional eligible gardens nationwide.
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Many Indiana Students Have To Pay For School Lunches Again
After two years of receiving free school lunches, thousands of Hoosier families will have to pay for them again this fall, including at dozens of Indiana schools that could continue offering free food but choose not to.
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USDA Issuing Payments For Hog Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week.
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USDA Issues $33M In Emergency Relief To Indiana Ag Producers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that agricultural producers nationwide have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program, representing nearly 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this phase of the program.
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Commentary: Celebrating The American Farmer
I like to describe the American farmer as a true conservationist and an incredible ambassador for our country. One who cares for the land for this — and future — generations.
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Wawasee Students Can Get Free Meals Through Emergency Fund
As of Friday, Sept. 18, all students enrolled in the Wawasee Community School Corporation will be provided the opportunity to receive a free breakfast and a free lunch each school day.
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Lakeland Sewer Welcomes New Member, Reviews Operations
WARSAW — Lakeland Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees welcomed a new member, Joe Cleland, at its monthly public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 19. Among other agenda items, the board heard a report from Astbury Water Technology’s Matt Rippey, LRSD wastewater plant operator, reviewing district operations for 2019. Board … Read More