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By Joe Kelsay Indiana Agriculture Director This year’s historical drought has provided a prime opportunity for a special focus on a most precious resource, our soil. Though we tend to think first of the extreme weather’s effect on our 2012 crop yields, its impact on feed supplies and the health of our fields could easily …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.