Indiana State Fair announces 2025 Grand Drive Champions

Six 4-H members took home the top prize during this year’s Indiana State Fair Grand Drive. The winners include: The Grand Drive is presented by FarmCredit MidAmerica. Winners will participate in the Celebration of Champions event this September at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The event is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the achievement, scholarship,…Continue Reading

Southern Rust moving up

Given wet and humid conditions this summer, many farmers are reporting disease pressure in corn and soybean fields. Iowa State University Extension plant pathologist Daren Mueller says in corn, Southern Rust has appeared earlier than usual across a broad region. He tells Brownfield the plant pathogen can result in as much as a 25 percent…Continue Reading

Apples… already?

Apple season typically begins sometime in August.  But for AppleAtcha Orchards in Eastern Kentucky, apple picking is in full swing.  Ryan Wilson, who manages the orchard, says one of the reasons the Honeycrisp apples are ready so soon is that it is a high-density apple orchard. AUDIO: Healthy Living on high-density apple orchards The post…Continue Reading

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