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Celebrate World Soil Day on Dec. 5 Celebrate World Soil Day on Dec. 5

Use this day to kick-start your soil health journey.

Dec 3, 2024

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2 cornstalks split in half, with rot on the left stalk and no rot on the right stalk

Why stalks in tar spot fields disintegrated Why stalks in tar spot fields disintegrated

byTom J. Bechman

Dec 3, 2024

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Jessup Hunt (left) with his father, Phil Hunt, and grandfather, Wayne Hunt, from Monticello, Ind.

Farm Business Planning

How to balance tradition and new technology How to balance tradition and new technology

Dec 2, 2024

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Roger Fry (left) regularly uses data to guide decisions in his farming operation alongside his son, Zach, and his father-in-law, Greg

Don’t let data scare you Don’t let data scare you

byAllison Lynch

Nov 29, 2024

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soybean plants ready for harvest

Relive 2024 soybean season through pictures Relive 2024 soybean season through pictures

byTom J. Bechman

Nov 29, 2024

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John Deere combine covered in black from dust and tar spot harvests a cornfield

Lower yield with irrigation? That doesn’t make sense Lower yield with irrigation? That doesn’t make sense

Nov 27, 2024

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Market Overview

Contract	Last	Change	High	Low	Open	Last Trade
Mar 25 Corn	432.25	-0.25	436	431	433	10:39 PM
Mar 25 Oats	380.75	+11.5	383	369.75	369.75	10:37 PM
Jan 25 Class III Milk	18.64	+0.42	18.82	18.17	18.24	10:37 PM
Jan 25 Soybean	991.75	+6.5	999	983.5	985	10:37 PM
Jan 25 Feeder Cattle	259.3	+2.45	260.6	257.3	257.625	07:04 PM
Dec 24 Ethanol Futures	2.161	unch —	2.161	2.161	0	10:37 PM

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All Indiana Prairie Farmer

Soybeans are offloaded into a grain truck

Where does the Indiana grain indemnity fund stand?

Where does the Indiana grain indemnity fund stand?

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

Clark Smith is the new leader of the Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency

Lessons learned: Changes made to licensing agency following audit

Lessons learned: Changes made to licensing agency following audit

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

rows of healthy green corn

8 take-home lessons from corn in 2024

8 take-home lessons from corn in 2024

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Corn is offloaded to a truck during harvest

Salamonie Mills failure leads to closure

Salamonie Mills failure leads to closure

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

ear of corn destroyed by heat and drought

Did fall 2024 see longest dry spell ever?

Did fall 2024 see longest dry spell ever?

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Steven Gauck holds a soybean plant in each hand

Who says soil compaction doesn’t matter?

Who says soil compaction doesn’t matter?

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Sprayer at work in cornfield

Crop Protection

EPA restrictions on new product raise concerns

EPA restrictions on new product raise concerns

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Combine silhouette against a soybean field

Dear farmer: We need you

Dear farmer: We need you

Drone in action over a harvested field

Farming Equipment

Learn to fly: These drone classes are tailored to your needs

Learn to fly: These drone classes are tailored to your needs

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

Close-up of FORTI-5 and N-Physis labels

Should I ditch nitrogen for biologicals?

Should I ditch nitrogen for biologicals?

Hands hold several ears of popcorn

Cut back on nitrogen in popcorn

Cut back on nitrogen in popcorn

A drone hovers in the air over a harvested field with a truck below

Drone starter kit: Here is what you need

Drone starter kit: Here is what you need

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

Kyatalin Baker with her first deer

Be thankful for what you harvest

Be thankful for what you harvest

Shaun Casteel, Purdue Extension soybean specialist and professor, holds up soybeans plants while standing in a field

Register now for Top Farmer Conference

Register now for Top Farmer Conference

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

Close-up of giant ragweed

Lay foundation for giant ragweed control

Lay foundation for giant ragweed control

two ears of corn lie next to a corn leaf with typical discoloration pattern indicating nitrogen deficiency

When not to cut expenses in 2025

When not to cut expenses in 2025

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

spring-planted cover crops of oats and sunflowers

Consider spring-planted cover crops

Consider spring-planted cover crops

a group of people gathered in a harvested cornfield with farm equipment and a Purdue on the Farm sign nearby

Purdue on the Farm to share insights from the field

Purdue on the Farm to share insights from the field

byScott Gabbard

Allison Lynch conducts an interview

New year brings new attitude

New year brings new attitude

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

John Deere G tractor owned by Arthur Niles, St. Paul, Ind., was displayed at the annual Rushville Pioneer Engineers reunion in August

Shining examples of red and green paint from earlier times

Shining examples of red and green paint from earlier times

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

six soybeans in palm of hand

Bigger soybeans help early-planted fields win again

Bigger soybeans help early-planted fields win again

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

A group of students gathered to explore their interests in agriculture at Ivy Tech’s Cob and Cog program

Ivy Tech’s Cob and Cog program a promising sight

Ivy Tech’s Cob and Cog program a promising sight

bySusan Hayhurst

young farm worker uses a CB radio to communicate from the office to the field

When cellphones don’t work, how do you communicate on farm?

When cellphones don’t work, how do you communicate on farm?

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

dried-down cornfield infected with tar spot

Tar spot update: Experts answer questions after tough year

Tar spot update: Experts answer questions after tough year

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Close-up of corn aphids

What did we learn from corn in 2024?

What did we learn from corn in 2024?

A young farm worker pushes a wheelbarrow with grain bins in background

Does my young employee need a raise?

Does my young employee need a raise?

Close-up of no-till field seeded at 140,000 seeds per acre

Can I cut soybean populations?

Can I cut soybean populations?

two large ears of corn lying next to two corn leaves with tar spot

From top yielder to off the farm — in one year

From top yielder to off the farm — in one year

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Tillage equipment parked in a cornfield

Take control of input costs in 2025

Take control of input costs in 2025

Aerial view of Cody Garrison, head of sales for Apexx Drone Solutions, flying a drone from a harvested field

Drones draw nationwide demand

Drones draw nationwide demand

byAllison Lynch, Indiana Prairie Farmer Senior Editor

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