Interested in old fences, gates, bridges? Or need to build one (rather than buy one)? Take a look at George A. Martin's book from 1892. - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/58452/58452-h/58452-h.htm I found a free online copy of the book. You can also pick up another edition (less than 100 years old) from various bookstores. I especially liked the fancy rustic gate, the stone bridge, and the hinges which were made of wood. If you want to make a fence, you get a lot of options and ideas with wood, wire, and stone.
As Indiana's largest county, Allen County boasts the third largest population and second most number of farms in the state. Roughly 64 percent of its 420,682 acres are in agriculture; producing commodities including corn, soybeans, hay, livestock, poultry, eggs, horses, wheat, oats, and a variety of fruits and vegetables.
Farmland in Indiana Nearly two-thirds of Indiana's 23 million acres are farmlands. Five of the state's 92 counties have more than 90% of their land area in farm uses (see Figure 1). Only six counties have less than one-third of their areas in farms. In 1997, 65% of Allen County land was farmland.
Indiana lost about 345,700 acres of farmland to other purposes between 2010 and 2022, but agricultural productivity still increased, the state found in a study released Monday. [ Inventory of Lost Farmland Full Report 2010 – 2022 Prepared by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. [ Allen County lost 28,034 acres ]
Most of it was lost to residential development around the edges of cities and suburban areas, according to the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA).
“The inventory of lost farmland was an opportunity for ISDA and legislators to gain access to reliable data, where up until now, we could only make assumptions,” agency Director Don Lamb said in a news release.
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The study
ISDA used two data sources: a parcel dataset from Indiana’s Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) and a cropland data layer dataset from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The first showed a total of about 18.31 million acres of land with property class codes in the agricultural range in 2010, and a total of 17.97 million acres in 2022 across the state of Indiana.
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The cropland data layer, after image generalization processing, showed about 14.84 million acres of land with land classified as any type of agricultural use to in 2010, and a total of 14.18 million acres in 2022.
That’s a difference of 664,988 acres. Most was lost to developed land, but some became forest.
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Despite land losses, Hoosier cash crop production is up.
Indiana produced about 597 million bushels of corn for grain in 2012, but over 1 billion in 2022, per the report, which cited USDA yield data. Soybean production also increased from about 219 million bushels of soybeans in 2012 to over 326 million in 2022.
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Finally, it recommended that lawmakers consider prime farmland — the state’s best 12.6 million acres of land — in decision-making.
1942 Hemp for Victory - United States Department of Agriculture
#DYK? George Washington cultivated industrial hemp at Mount Vernon, and we're growing it down on the Pioneer Farm for the first time this summer. Learn more about this new project during our Facebook Live with our Director of Horticulture Dean Norton on Wednesday, July 18 at 9:00 am EST, and at Did Washington Grow Hemp?
"For the first time in what historians say could be centuries, hemp has been grown and harvested at Mount Vernon, George Washington's historic estate." -- NPR's Brakkton Booker
"For the first time in what historians say could be centuries, hemp has been grown and harvested at Mount Vernon, George Washington's historic estate." -- NPR's Brakkton Booker
“The only question I have is the 900 million acres of farmland. I come up with about 180 million acres of corn and beans, 45 million acres of wheat (rounded up), 11 million acres of cotton and 3 million rice. A quick google search showed me about 3 million in vegetables. 50 million acres of hay. That’s a total of 292 million. What am I missing? What are the other 608 million acres growing?”
Is China really buying up a bunch of U.S. farmland?
The auction attracted 25 bidders from Indiana and Ohio. Purdue University released its annual Farmland Value & Cash Rents Survey that showed top quality Indiana farmland was up 31% from the same time in 2021.
Hoosier Ag Today is on the road for Day #1 of the Fort Wayne Farm Show at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The...
Hoosier Ag Today is on the road for Day #1 of the Fort Wayne Farm Show at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The event runs through Thursday, Feb. 18 and features educational seminars and over 1,000 booths of innovative products.
Hoosier Ag Today's Eric Pfeiffer will bring you coverage throughout this week from the #FortWayneFarmShow at HoosierAgToday.com and on the Hoosier Ag Today mobile app—a free download for iPhone and Android.
Trying to find 2022 Census of Agriculture data? Check out our how-to-get-the-data video to aid your search. You can also find the full 2022 ag census report, U.S. and state tables, data Highlights and more at nass.usda.gov/AgCensus.
Trying to find 2022 Census of Agriculture data? Check out our how-to-get-the-data video to aid your search. You can also find the full 2022 ag census report, U.S. and state tables, data Highlights and more at nass.usda.gov/AgCensus.
With temperatures on the rise, Indiana farmers will soon begin planting this year’s crop which means you are more likely...
With temperatures on the rise, Indiana farmers will soon begin planting this year’s crop which means you are more likely to encounter large farm equipment on rural roads and highways.
ISF Director Matt Huber (EAPS) is featured discussing the Indiana Climate Impacts Assessment. Giving further insight into the globe's biggest impactors and how actions across the globe are effecting Hoosiers. Purdue Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Linda Prokopy
Climate change is directly impacting Indiana farms. The growing season in Indiana is getting harder to evaluate. The data, going in some cases back to 1895, show clear trends, and there are no signs of them stopping or reversing. Indiana will continue to warm, more precipitation will fall, and extremely hot days will be common in many parts of the state.
One in every three bites of food we eat is created with the help of pollinators. Pollinators help to make coffee, apples, squash, and of course, honey But climate change is affecting pollinators throughout the country, threatening food security and ecosystem health.
USDA Climate Hubs work to ensure that farms, grazing lands, and forests across the U.S. can support healthy pollinators. Because whether it’s a home garden or a forest, pollinators thrive in healthy environments. Learn more about pollinators and climate change from our stories today!
How tall is the corn in your garden? The Victory Garden has two unique cultivars ‘Glass Gem’ and ‘Ultra Violet’. Since they are both newer varieties, they have already exceeded.
But climate change is affecting pollinators throughout the country, threatening food security and ecosystem health.