Does it seem like we just past Spring and went right into Summer! Whew!
Be prepared for what seems like a very warm spring and an even warmer summer!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Farming With Cowpower???
With fuel prices rising daily, as it seems, some small farm producers are using an on standby to plow and plant their fields.
Check it out!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/dining/04oxen.html?pagewanted=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210
Check it out!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/dining/04oxen.html?pagewanted=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210
Friday, April 29, 2011
2011 Farm Management Tour
Purdue University and Indiana Prairie Farmer are accepting registrations to the annual farm management tour. You will be able to see several different farm and co-ops around the state.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, June 27th
Noon - 2:30 pm, EDT
The tour kicks off with a lunch, sponsored by Ceres Solutions at Unger Farmers in Carlisle, IN
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, EDT
Melon Acres, Oaktown, IN
5:00 pm, EDT
Master Farmer pre-dinner reception with dinner program to follow
Wednesday, June 28th
8:00 am - 9:15 am, EDT
T.S. Boyd Grain, Inc., Washington, IN
10:00 am - 11:15 am, EDT
Carnaham & Sons Farm in Vincennes, IN
Noon - 1:45 pm, EDT
Tour closes with lunch, sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau at Villwock Farms, Edwardsport, IN
Immediately following the Villwock Farm tour, Dr. Chris Hurt from Purdue will offer the agricultural outlook.
Registration for the tour is available at http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/commercialag/progevents/tour.html
Registration for the Prairie Farmer Master Farmer Banquest is available by calling (765)-494-8593
If you would like to carpool, let me know at the office, and I'll try and connect interested people to share a ride to the farms. 812-738-4236
Thanks!
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, June 27th
Noon - 2:30 pm, EDT
The tour kicks off with a lunch, sponsored by Ceres Solutions at Unger Farmers in Carlisle, IN
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, EDT
Melon Acres, Oaktown, IN
5:00 pm, EDT
Master Farmer pre-dinner reception with dinner program to follow
Wednesday, June 28th
8:00 am - 9:15 am, EDT
T.S. Boyd Grain, Inc., Washington, IN
10:00 am - 11:15 am, EDT
Carnaham & Sons Farm in Vincennes, IN
Noon - 1:45 pm, EDT
Tour closes with lunch, sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau at Villwock Farms, Edwardsport, IN
Immediately following the Villwock Farm tour, Dr. Chris Hurt from Purdue will offer the agricultural outlook.
Registration for the tour is available at http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/commercialag/progevents/tour.html
Registration for the Prairie Farmer Master Farmer Banquest is available by calling (765)-494-8593
If you would like to carpool, let me know at the office, and I'll try and connect interested people to share a ride to the farms. 812-738-4236
Thanks!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Scott Dee to Speak at Biosecurity Meeting for Pork Producers
INDIANAPOLIS (11 April 2011)—Pork producers are invited to attend a seminar on swine industry biosecurity practices and an update on the latest research on Thursday, April 21, hosted by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health. The featured speaker will be veterinarian Scott Dee of the University of Minnesota.
The meeting will be held at 1 pm at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Indiana Farm Bureau building banquet hall, located in Indianapolis. The seminar is free.
Dr. Dee is a leading industry researcher in virus transmission and biosecurity related to PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome). First identified in the mid-1980s, PRRS is a viral disease of swine that causes lower fertility, abortions and still-born pigs, as well as respiratory problems such as pneumonia. Estimates place industry economic losses related to the disease at $560 million annually, making PRRS an economically significant issue to the swine industry. Dr. Dee will share the latest information about tactics producers can use to prevent herd infection.
For more information about the seminar, contact BOAH at 317-544-2414 or animalhealth@boah.in.gov.
The meeting will be held at 1 pm at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Indiana Farm Bureau building banquet hall, located in Indianapolis. The seminar is free.
Dr. Dee is a leading industry researcher in virus transmission and biosecurity related to PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome). First identified in the mid-1980s, PRRS is a viral disease of swine that causes lower fertility, abortions and still-born pigs, as well as respiratory problems such as pneumonia. Estimates place industry economic losses related to the disease at $560 million annually, making PRRS an economically significant issue to the swine industry. Dr. Dee will share the latest information about tactics producers can use to prevent herd infection.
For more information about the seminar, contact BOAH at 317-544-2414 or animalhealth@boah.in.gov.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Spring Has Sprung!
The Harrison County Farmer's Market will start on Saturday June 18th at 8:00 am. They will be located at the Grace Hall Baptist Church on Old Hwy 135.
Come check out what is available in Harrison County. Let's support our local agriculture and get some great, locally grown foods as well!
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/harrisoncountyfarmersmarket
Come check out what is available in Harrison County. Let's support our local agriculture and get some great, locally grown foods as well!
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/harrisoncountyfarmersmarket
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