It's Fair Time!
Branch County youth exhibitors earned $761,249 over two days last week in Coldwater. The total includes $326,899 from last Thursday's small ... Read entire story
The grand champion market barrow at the Kalamazoo County 4-H Showcase last Thursday in Kalamazoo brought in an impressive $17 per pound for East ... Read entire story
What's Making News
Keith Lambright, owner of Shipshewana Auction and Cedar Creek Meats, and Mark Sigler, chief operating officer, secretary and treasurer ... Read entire story
The Crop Production report issued Tuesday by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service forecasted corn production up from 2024 and ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
As the days shorten and temperatures dip in northern Indiana and southern Michigan, planning for winter feed becomes more than just a task ... Read entire story
Through the centuries, people have learned to breed plants to help them produce more food, fiber, and for aesthetic purposes. The first plants ... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
You'll recall June milk production was up 3.3% from a year ago. StoneX said, "When you add the stronger components, there was 5.2% more ... Read entire story
Bloomberg's Michael Hirtzer reported that "corn futures fell below $4 a bushel (on Aug. 6) to the lowest level in about 11 months as ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
Contrary to popular belief, economists don't read tea leaves, and most—like the rest of us—wouldn't know a tea leaf ... Read entire story
Fairs are a celebration of food and farming. On Sunday, I witnessed fanatics compete in the Indiana State Fair's sweet corn eating contest ... Read entire story