MILFORD — Today, June 18, marked the first day for the Northern Indiana Dairy Trail, which celebrates not only the Indiana’s dairy industry and Dairy Month, but the bicentennial. The trail features 12 host farms, which are located throughout Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall, Noble and St. Joseph counties. Today in Kosciusko County, the public was …read more.

GOSHEN — A massive fire at a Goshen farm killed at least five calves and destroyed two barns.

By NANCY BORKHOLDER Ag/NR Secretary, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Nutrition is always a hot topic when it comes to dairy cattle farmers. With the fluctuation in feed prices, the weather, and the newly harvested crop it can be a task for dairy cattle farms to find that right ration balance for their operations. Purdue Extension …read more.

Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Joe Kelsay warns the continuing drought may push some Hoosier dairy farmers to the breaking point. They were still trying to recover from the depths of the recession in 2009 when the dry and hot conditions hit this summer. He said some could be reassessing their futures, while others …read more.