Category Archives: Agriculture and Food Production

BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK – BUT THERE’S GOT TO BE A MORNING AFTER

Posted on November 3, 2010 by

Need I say anything about yesterday’s election results?  Probably not, but I will anyways!  The morning after elections is always full of disappointments for the losing party and candidates, but it is also a time to regroup and understand that … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, Congress, Democrat Party, Democrats, Environment, Farming, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Industrial farms, Marlin Stutzman, Mitch Daniels, Politics, Privatization, Republican Party, Republicans, Third District | Tagged , , , , , , | 38 Comments

STUTZMAN AND SUBSIDIES: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Marlin Stutzman has a credibility problem.  On one hand, he decries subsidies and states, “I think it’s time to get rid of farm subsidies.” “The subsidies only manipulate the market.” But on the other hand, he accepts subsidies for his … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Farming, Government, Marlin Stutzman, Republicans, Third District | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

DANIELS NEXT MOVE – DESTRUCTION OF INDIANA’S FORESTS

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

In 2005 the Dynamic Duo of Daniels and Skillman put out its “Possibilities Unbound” plan which sets out guidelines to the destruction of our state’s environment.  Here is that portion of the Plan of Destruction that deals with Indiana’s best … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Biofuels, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, Industrial farms, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

ETHANOL GIANT VERASUN FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION

Posted on November 9, 2008 by

One of the ethanol industry’s largest producers – VeraSun – has fallen victim to bankruptcy partly due to bad hedging bets – a method of locking in prices for commodities. Corn is the most commonly used raw material used to … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Biofuels, Energy | Tagged , , ,

WAYNE TOWNSHIP HEALTHY CITIES HEALTH FAIR AND VETERANS STAND DOWN

Posted on October 24, 2008 by

Today was the 18th annual Healthy Cities Health Fair and Veterans Stand Down at the Wayne Township Trustee’s Office. I had to stop at my work before I went to the Trustee’s Office, so I drove by the Trustee’s Office … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Fort Wayne, Veterans Administration | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

CAFO MANURE SPILL KILLS THOUSANDS OF FISH

Posted on August 8, 2008 by

The Little Mississinewa River near Union City, Indiana, will lose upward of 40,000 fish as a result of a manure spill from a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) hog operation. The spill, or more accurately a “wash-off”, occurred this past … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Air Pollution, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, Cruelty to Animals, Environment, Farming, Pollution | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

A DRACONIAN CHOICE: FOOD OR FUEL

Posted on May 31, 2008 by

The much touted explosion in the biofuels industry has the agricultural community and consumers up in arms and wondering which way to go – food or fuel. The question is critical in today’s world of growing food shortages and high … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Biofuels, Environment, Farming, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

JUST WHAT ARE GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs)?

Posted on March 2, 2008 by

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or as they are alternatively called, genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) have raised quite a bit of concern over the past decade. But just what are these creatures that have caused so much alarm? In order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Farming | 4 Comments

SKILLMAN TO LEAD MORE JOBS OUT OF INDIANA

Posted on February 3, 2008 by

Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman – aka Outsourcing Annie – will lead a 26-member delegation of Indiana food and agribusiness leaders to Mexico. Indiana Agriculture Director Andy Miller will join the traveling party. The group will visit a pork processing plant … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Business, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Indiana, Industrial farms, Mitch Daniels, NAFTA, Republican Party | 5 Comments

SPRAWLING INTO OUR FARMLANDS

Posted on December 16, 2007 by

Americans are getting greedier and greedier when it comes to the size of their properties. Over the past 20 years, the acreage per person for new subdivision housing almost doubled; since 1994, 10+ acre housing lots have accounted for 55 … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture and Food Production, Cities and Towns, Environment, Farming | 2 Comments