10+ hour, 5+ min ago  (341+ words) The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has announced the launch of a new $500, 000 cost-share program aimed at helping farmers in southwest Indiana adopt conservation practices that improve soil health and protect local water quality. The initiative, named the Indiana Management…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (83+ words) Some customers of East Fork Water in Shoals are under a boil order until further notice. Those impacted by the order live on Spout Springs Road and in the surrounding area including Gun Shop Road who have experienced an interruption…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (113+ words) wwbl. com Utz Recalls Popular Chip Brands Over Salmonella Risk Utz is recalling two of its popular potato chip brands due to the risk of salmonella contamination. The company is recalling select flavors and bag sizes of Zapp's and Dirty…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (268+ words) The legislation declares that "a secure domestic food supply is a national security imperative" and argues that expanded investments in the middle of the supply chain'from aggregation and processing to storage, transportation and wholesale distribution'are necessary to improve resilience while…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (242+ words) Indiana families planning a Fourth of July barbecue are getting some welcome news at the grocery store. According to the Indiana Farm Bureau's annual Summer Cookout Market Basket Survey, the average cost to feed 10 people this year is $66. 73, or about…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (590+ words) As federal and state animal health officials work to keep New World Screwworm from gaining a foothold in the United States, the beef industry is stepping up efforts to educate cattle producers about one of livestock agriculture's most destructive parasites....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (529+ words) A labor dispute between one of the nation's largest meat processors and more than 1, 700 unionized workers escalated this week as the Teamsters union filed federal labor charges against Cargill, alleging the company illegally cut off pay and benefits for employees…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (886+ words) As global corn markets become increasingly competitive, new research from Purdue University suggests that American corn farmers face a growing challenge from Brazil, where a unique production system is helping producers maintain a cost advantage despite rising input expenses. The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (670+ words) As federal and state officials intensify efforts to contain an outbreak of New World screwworm in Texas, Canada has temporarily halted imports of livestock from the state, injecting new uncertainty into a North American cattle industry already grappling with historically…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (764+ words) For generations, corn farmers across the American Midwest have wrestled with a deceptively simple question: How much nitrogen fertilizer is enough? Apply too little, and yields can suffer, threatening already thin profit margins. Apply too much, and excess nitrogen can…...