Farms on Indiana Dairy Trail welcome visitors
The Northern Indiana Dairy Trail, co-sponsored by Purdue Extension, will take place June 18 and 25, with five to six dairy farms open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. each day.
NFU farm safety videos aim to reduce accidents
National Farmers Union offers videos to enhance farm safety.
Weeds gone wild: How to control weeds naturally
After weeks of battling weeds, by June gardeners are tempted to throw in the hat. Tools, natural herbicides, mulch and cover crops can help control weeds.
The Calame family takes on full-time poultry farming
Three years ago the Calame family got into poultry farming in Huron County, Ohio, and now transport over 160,000 eggs twice a week to local hatcheries.
Krikke family has engineered way to good farm stewardship
Huron County family focuses on producing pork in an environmentally responsible way.
Expanding the herd: Pfeifer Dairy prepares for the next generation
Pfeifer Dairy, in Crawford County, has been a family-run operation since 1902 and is now seeing its fourth and fifth generations on the farm.
Mimicking nature: Cover crop guru Dave Brandt was an early adapter
Dave Brandt and his family have been using cover crops since the 1970s, and now operate a cover crop business.
What to include in your farm business plan
A business plan should be realistic, simple, specific and complete. Break your business plan up into these 5 sections to make it less overwhelming to write.
Building a compost empire
Bull Country Compost started out as a concrete slab in the early '90s and has become a successful 3 acre composting operation in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
How to tell the difference between annuals, perennials and biennials
When you’re shopping for seeds, you’ll notice that packets are labeled with perennial, annual or biennial. Here’s a reference guide for telling the difference.
