House to consider cuts to food stamps

WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.

Mother Nature, equipment help farmers plant crops in record time

After a wet introduction to the planting season, local farmers and those across the state hit the fields hard in May as Mother Nature opened some timely windows.

Protesters across globe rally against Monsanto

LOS ANGELES | Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said.

New blooms, veggies and more debuting for 2013

Whoever believes there's nothing new under the sun hasn't seen the plants being introduced for the 2013 gardening season.

LaPorte County farm family honored for 115 years heritage

When Gerald Werner's great-grandfather settled in the rich farm country of Indiana from his native Germany, he planted the seeds of a heritage that continues to bear fruit.

Food Tank offers strategies on saving water

The United States suffered its worst drought in at least 25 years in 2012, in an event that affected 80 percent of the country's agricultural land.

A return to normal weather means normal crop production

Dan Roeske has been in the farming business for 25 years, since he was 19 years old and took over the family's rural Hebron farm in Porter County.

Ag preview, farmer Dan Roeske

Hebron farmer Dan Roeske works about 1,000 acres of land where he grows mainly corn and soy beans. His years of experience have helped him weather the whims of nature and global markets to provide a good life for his family.

A return to normal weather means normal crop production

Hebron farmer Dan Roeske works about 1,000 acres of land where he grows mainly corn and soy beans. Roeske has been in the farming business for 25 years, since he was 19 years old and took over the family's rural farm in Porter County.

A return to normal weather menas normal crop production

Hebron farmer Dan Roeske works about 1,000 acres of land where he grows mainly corn and soy beans. Christopher Hurt, a professor and agricultural economist with Purdue University West Lafayette, said there will be planting delays, but they may not be severe if most of the corn can be planted…

US soybean farmers see growth potential in edamame

A small but growing number of farmers are experimenting with an edible soybean as they look to capitalize on Americans' interest in adding non-meat proteins to their diets.

Saylor students learn how their gardens grow

SOUTH HAVEN | It might be a little too early for Tom Hannon to get out in his fields to plant soybeans and corn.

Fewer next-generation farmers grab the reins

Janny and Greg Kleine work for their father on their family's dairy farm in rural Cedar Lake where 100 cows are milked twice daily.

U.S. Ag secretary says sequester will bite deep

The continuing federal budget sequester could crimp Indiana's $3.4 billion agricultural export industry as well as cripple other programs important to Hoosier farmers, according to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

LaPorte student harvests an Apple for her farming essay

INDIANAPOLIS | A LaPorte High School student was awarded an Apple iPad Tuesday for penning the state's best essay explaining how Hoosier farmers nourish Indiana families, animals and the Earth.

Bringing farm life to fourth-grade classroom

LA SALLE, Ill. | There's a rush of excitement among Trinity Catholic Academy's fourth-graders when Ron Burdon enters their classroom.

Pence signs first law — a tax cut for farmers

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mike Pence signed into law Wednesday a property tax shift that will save Hoosier farmers $57 million, but leave property taxes unchanged for homeowners and businesses.

An opportunity for suburban kids to learn about agriculture

As a kid growing up in the suburbs, I didn’t give a lot of thought to agriculture. There were no farms in my community. My parents had a pond in our backyard and enjoyed their flower gardens, but with the exception of a backyard apple tree and some wild rhubarb, we didn’t grow food.

Tax cut for farmers is first legislation going to Pence

INDIANAPOLIS | A temporary property tax cut for Hoosier farmers is the first measure to win approval by both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly this year.