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Fort Wayne Farm Show January 18 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
January 19 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
January 20 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Fort Wayne Farm Show is back FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Fort Wayne Farm Show is back in full force for its 33rd year. Tradexpos will present the annual farm show Jan. 18-20 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, located at 4000 Parnell Ave. in Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne Farm Show exhibitors present the latest farm technology the industry has to offer along with the area’s largest variety of farm machinery equipment, all in one location. “The Tradexpos team works diligently every year to meet the evolving needs of America’s livestock producers, row crop farmers and other agricultural professionals,” said Dan Slowinski, show director. “The Fort Wayne Farm Show has been distinctively curated to provide real-time value and opportunity to the industry. Whether it’s your first time attending the Fort Wayne Farm Show or your 30th, you’re certain to love the fantastic variety of exhibitors and educational seminars that the Fort Wayne
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Farm Show provides as Indiana’s largest indoor agricultural expo. Together, we achieve the extraordinary.” Attendees can expect to enjoy the innovations and wares of over 1,000 booths, as well as ample opportunities to attend seminars to learn more about current topics in agriculture from partners and trusted experts, Purdue Extension and Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts. In support of Indiana’s FFA Scholarship Foundation, a fundraising auction will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 18 and 19, featuring a variety of donated items. Last year’s auction raised more than $20,000 for scholarships. GRAND PRIZE DRAWING This year’s grand-prize drawing — entrants must be 21 or older to register — is for a 50-inch Toro MyRIDE 75755 zero-turn lawn mower sponsored by Plevna Implement Co., which has locations in Auburn, Kokomo and Nappanee. Find the business at Booth 335
during the farm show. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20. “The Fort Wayne Farm Show is back and better than ever before,” Slowinski said. FREE ADMISSION Admission to the farm show is free, but there is a fee to park. The cost is $8 for the main lot, $12 for the preferred lot and $16 for buses or RVs. Cash, credit cards and debit cards are accepted, and this fee is valid for one entry. In addition to the Fort Wayne Farm Show, Tradexpos produces the Topeka Farm Show in Topeka, Kansas; the North American Farm and Power Show in Owatonna, Minnesota; the North Star Ag Expo in Medford, Minnesota; and the Wichita Farm and Ranch Show in Mulvane, Kansas. Visit the Tradexpos website at www. tradexpos.com.
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Daily seminars at Fort Wayne Farm Show The Fort Wayne Farm Show, to be presented Jan. 18-20 by Tradexpos at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, will feature daily educational seminars provided by Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Purdue Extension. All seminars will take place in Appleseed Room A, except for the luncheon programs at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in Appleseed Room B. Only 150 meals will be available for the lunches, and they will be provided on a firstcome, first-served basis. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18 • 10 a.m.: “Grain Market Outlook” by Jon Cavanaugh, market analyst; David Kohli, adjunct
— PARP, CCH, CEU credits available — by John Obermeyer, entomology specialist, Purdue University; and Darcy Telenko, botany and plant pathology professor, Purdue.
professor, Ivy Tech; Ryan Martin, farm origination specialist, Louis Dreyfus Co.; and Rob Winters, farm director, News/Talk 1190, WOWO. • 11:30 a.m.: “Cashing in on Carbon” luncheon program in Appleseed Room B by Ryan Martin, chief meteorologist, Hoosier Ag Today. Sponsored by Louis Dreyfus. • 2 p.m.: “Pressures Challenging Crop Production”
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 • 10 a.m.: “State of Lake Erie” by Chris Winslow, director, Ohio Sea Grant Program, Ohio State University. • 11:30 a.m.: “Farm Bill or Climate Bill — Which Will It Be?” luncheon program in Appleseed Room B by Bob White, director of national government relations, Indiana Farm Bureau Inc. Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau and Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley County Farm Bureaus.
• 2 p.m.: “Economics of Green Energy” — Q&A panel discussion. • 3:30 p.m.: “Impacts of Climate Change to Agriculture” by Beth Hall, Indiana state climatologist, Purdue. • 5 p.m.: “Resources for Urban and Small Farmers” by Joelle Neff, watershed project manager, Allen County Soil and Water Conservation District; and Elli Blaine, urban soil health program director, Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. • 6 p.m.: “Understanding Urban Soils” by James Wolff, agriculture and natural resources educator, Purdue Extension, Allen County. THURSDAY, JANUARY 20 • 10 a.m.: “Grain Market
The Fort Wayne Farm Show was canceled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the event is back this year and will take place Jan. 18-20 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Outlook” by Jim Mintert, director, Center for Commercial Agriculture, Purdue. • 12:30 p.m.: “Commodity Marketing Workshop — To Sell or Not to Sell,
That’s the Question” by Ed Farris, director, Purdue Extension, Huntington County; and Ryan Martin, farm origination specialist, Louis Dreyfus.
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Exhibitors 1ST CHOICE EQUIPMENT 648
ADVANCED FARM SUPPLY 175
AG NATION PRODUCTS 265
360 YIELD CENTER C226
ADVANCED GRAIN SYSTEMS LLC 643
AG POWER SOLUTIONS 1138
4 L MANUFACTURING C136 A & L GREAT LAKES 73 A T FERREL, CLIPPER, MIX-MILL 1148 ACTION EQUIPMENT 1301 ADM / ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 218 ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEM 752
ADVANCED ROOFING PRODUCTS 1210 AG BAG / GOLDEN HILLS SALES 75 AG CREDIT, ACA C429 AG EXPRESS ELECTRONICS INC. 10 AG FOCUS 72 AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY C215
AG RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 1140 AG SCRIPTS 4-U INC. 1246 AG SPRAY 161 AGRI FINANCIAL SERVICE C233 AGRI-KING INC. 1025 AGRI-MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS 1027
AGRI-PLASTICS MANUFACTURING LOBBY E2 AGRI-SC FOUR STAR SERVICES INC. 216 AGRITEC INTERNATIONAL 1318 AGRO-CHEM INC. 135 AGROECOPOWER C133 AGRONOMIC SOLUTIONS 928 AG-TECH SECURITY 374 AGVENTURE MCKILLIP SEEDS C106
AGXPLORE 1105
AQUA OTTER 1242
ALLEN COUNTY SWCD / PURDUE UNIVERSITY 814
BAMBAUER EQUIPMENT LLC 635
ALLIANCE FEED 1046
BARNYARD SUPPLY / CADMAN POWER 689
ALMOND GARTEN 720
BATH FITTER C320
ALTOZ ZERO TURN MOWERS 1241
BAUGHMAN TILE CO. / DEALEY CHEMICALS 56
AMAZING GRACE MISSION / FARMERS FOR CHRIST 933
BEACHY WEALTH MANAGEMENT 901
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE C327
BEACON AG GROUP C127
AQUA BLAST CORP. 1314
BECK’S SUPERIOR HYBRIDS C301
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Exhibitors BORKHOLDER BUILDINGS & SUPPLY LLC 1102 BRECHBUHLER SCALES 125 BREVANT SEED / CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE C315 BRINDLE BUILT 652 BROOKSIDE LABORATORIES INC. C407 BROWN & SONS FUEL CO. 644 BROWN BEAR CORP. 29 BUNGE NORTH AMERICA 535
BUSCHUR EQUIPMENT 545
CHANGING TIMES 621
COUNTRYSIDE IBA LLC 59
CALMER CORN HEADS 1224
CIS — CROP INSURANCE SPECIALIST INC. 25
CRAFT LABORATORIES INC. C230
CANVAS SHOP 1112
CISCO SEEDS 1214
CARBO-TECH AMERICA LLC C121 CLARKS AG SUPPLY 1036 CASTLE CENTURION EXTERIORS COLLIER’S SOLAR / 908 COLLIER’S FIREPLACE SHOPPE CENTRAL BOILER 1212 1238 COMPRESSAIR CENTRAL PETROLEUM CO. 1111 / CEN-PE-CO 1313 COPPERHEAD AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS CENTURY TRADING CO. 1118 274 COUNTRYMARK CFC DISTRIBUTORS INC. 33 293
CREAMER METAL PRODUCTS INC. 1107
CUSTOM TRACTION GROOVING 1236 D M CARTS 686 DAIRYLAND SEED CO. 255
CREATHERM 654
DAVAUS LLC 920
CROWN BATTERY SYSTEMS 1010
DAVE’S DIESEL 32
CROWN LIFT TRUCKS 1032
DEAN FARMS COVER CROP SALES & SERVICE 37
CROWN ROYAL STOVES 851
DEHOFF INSULATION INC. 1319
CUMMINGS & BRICKER 1153
DICK SIMS AGENCY — CROP INSURANCE 1339
CUSTOM AGRI SYSTEMS 543
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Exhibitors DIGIFARM VBN LLC 31
EBBERTS FIELD SEEDS 1201
DIRECT ENTERPRISES 1336
ECO LOGICAL SOLUTIONS 804
DRAGO INDIANA 647
EDW. C. LEVY GROUP OF COMPANIES / DURABERM DRIVEWAY STONE 657
DTN C135 DYNAMIC TUNING SPECIALIST 937 E. F. RHOADES & SONS 203 EAST CENTRAL MARKETING 609 EASY FARM — VERTICAL SOLUTIONS INC. 1002
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EEL RIVER STEELWORKS 312
FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA 121
FIRST FINANCIAL BANK — FARM WORLD NEWSPAPER FARM & RANCH DIVISION 1308 C331 FARMCHEM 1231
FIRST MERCHANTS BANK C115
FARMER BOY AG C137
FISHER AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SERVICE LLC 70
EKOTUNING 1042
FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK C319
ELGIN SERVICE CENTER 229
FARMER’S EXCHANGE 119
ELITE AG SOLUTIONS / GREEN FIELD AG C422
FENNIG EQUIPMENT 1014
ELLENBERGER BROTHERS C322
FIRST BANK OF BERNE C219
FORT WAYNE CLUTCH & DRIVELINE 76 FRATCO C437 FREY MANUFACTURING & DISTRIBUTING 398 FRITSCH EQUIPMENT CO. 1225
FLAGPOLES BY UNCOMMON USA INC. C343
G & H PETROLEUM ENCER 923
FLASH LIGHT PEOPLE / SCRAMBLERS 934
GERBER AGRI SYSTEMS 23
FLEXXIFINGER USA INC. FERTILIZER DEALER SUPPLY 243 503 FORE FRONT AG FIBER BY PRODUCTS SOLUTIONS 829 C430
GINGERICH CLEAN BURN 839 GOLDEN HARVEST SEEDS C200
GOLIATH AG 1253 GORDON & ASSOCIATES PC 55 GOSHERT INSURANCE LLC 290 GOWAN CO. 935 GRABER LUMBER 826 GRASSHOPPER CO. 671 GREAT LAKES SCALE CO. 282 GREEN ACRES GROUP LLC C123 GREEN LEAF TECHNOLOGIES INC. C134
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Exhibitors GREENMARK EQUIPMENT C227
HEALTH PLAN NETWORK 1328
GROWERS MINERAL SOLUTIONS 549
HELENA AGRONOMIC CENTERS 324
GROWER’S SOURCE 1335
HERDPRO 49
GS3 QUALITY SEEDS C318
HOCHSTETLER GRAIN EQUIPMENT INC. 61
GVM INC. 954 HALDERMAN FARM MANAGEMENT & REAL ESTATE SERVICES 12 HAVILAND DRAINAGE PRODUCTS CO. 18 HAYWARD AG & CONSTRUCTION 526
HOOSIERS FEEDING THE HUNGRY 1326 HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY / HAUPERT INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL STUDIES C131 I M O AGRI SYSTEMS 68 INDIANA AGRABILITY / BREAKING NEW GROUND 919
HOMAN INC. 207 HONEYVILLE METAL INC. 80 HOOSIER EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC. 1208 HOOSIER HARVESTORE 821
INDIANA AGRINEWS 127 INDIANA AUTO AUCTION C428 INDIANA FARM BUREAU 77 INDIANA FFA LOBBY
INDIANA IRRIGATION CO. 225
J & K COMMUNICATIONS C126
KALE MARKETING 675
INDIANA SOYBEAN ALLIANCE 30
J & M MANUFACTURING 259
KASCO MANUFACTURING 1121
JANITORS SUPPLY CO. 847
KENN-FELD GROUP 301
JET CO. 1005
KOVIACK IRRIGATION 159
IRRIGATION SOLUTIONS C222
JOHN STEWART & ASSOCIATES C128
KUHN NORTH AMERICA 16
IVAN BUCKMASTER & SONS INC. 756
JONES FISH & LAKE MANAGEMENT 838
IVY TECH — FORT WAYNE C220
JORDAN AG SUPPLY 836
J & J AG EQUIPMENT LLC 219
KAEB SALES 1114
INDIANA STATE CHEMIST 818 INDIANA WARM FLOORS 1146
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LAKE FRIENDLY AGRONOMY 1031 LANDLUVR 256 LANDMARK ROOFING 272 LEAF HOME WATER SOLUTIONS 1310
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Exhibitors LEAFFILTER NORTH LLC 948 LEPP ENTERPRISES 688 LG SEEDS 129 LIEBRECHT MANUFACTURING LLC 286 LINCOLN FINANCIAL C112 LOADER PARTS SOURCE C418 LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES C309 LOUP ELECTRONICS INC. 1122 LOW MU TECH 35
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LUTHERAN HOSPITAL TRAUMA SERVICES C326
MAX PROFIT AG 585
MEYER MANUFACTURING 659
MJK PURVEYORS 683
M & W SEEDS 904
MCBURNEY’S LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT 515
MICHIGAN VALLEY IRRIGATION C119
MODRESKE FENCE 1044
M R C SALES & SERVICE 664
MEG-MO SYSTEMS 1006
MICRO-TRAK SYSTEMS 364
MACALLISTER MACHINERY 363
MENSCH MANUFACTURING 183
MID-OHIO CONSTRUCTION POST FRAME BUILDINGS 1315
MAISCO LLC C426
MERCER LANDMARK INC. 658
MIDWEST BIO-TECH INC. 722
MANCHESTER FARM CENTER 342
MERISTEM CROP PERFORMANCE 571
MILAN CENTER FEED & GRAIN INC. 1217
MARTIN INSURANCE C333
METZGER PROPERTY SERVICES LLC 653
MINNESOTA PNEUMATIC PRODUCTS 840
MEYER BUILDING 11
MJC PRECISION DAIRY 371
MARTIN TILL C434
MONGO ATTACHMENTS 634 MORE FARM STORE 519 MORTON BUILDINGS 213 MOSIER’S TARPS 1017 MUTTON OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT 165 NAPA AUTO PARTS 940 NEVILL SUPPLY 21
NEXT GEN TUNING & DIAGNOSTICS 932 NICORR LLC 824 NIFF-TONE DISTRIBUTING 1022 NINJA CRIMPER 1350 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL / MATT HENRY C323 NUEBERG MACHINERY SALES & SERVICE 1232 NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS C237 NUTRITIONAL BLENDING / BYRON SEED 47
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Exhibitors O’REILLY AUTO PARTS C332
PARTNERS BRAND SEED C125
POND SEED CO. C223
PRIBLE AG PRODUCTS 319
ORO AGRI 900
PEAK FORAGE 46
PORT INDUSTRIES C441
OUTBACK GUIDANCE 227
PERFORMANCE AG INDIANA 1340
PORTAGE & MAIN BOILER / POLAR FURNACE 39
PROPEL SLIDING DOOR AUTOMATION C231
PIONEER 226
POST AGRI-SERVICE LLC 1026
P & L FERTILIZER 235
PLEVNA IMPLEMENT CO. 335
POWELL SEEDS 925
PACEMAKER BUILDINGS 74
POET BIOREFINING 41
POWERHOME SOLAR 1233
PARKER & SONS EQUIPMENT 349
POLY DOME 187
PRAIRIE HYBRIDS C328
POLY TECH IND INC. 1101
PRECISION MANUFACTURING 692
OXBO INTERNATIONAL CORP. 277
PARKVIEW HEALTH SYSTEMS 63
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POMPS TIRE SERVICE 910
PRECISION PLANTING 237
RABER PATIO ENCLOSURES & FURNITURE LLC 370
RYKER TOOLS / SID & SONS LLC 662
RADIANT CRAFT 656
S I DISTRIBUTING INC. 760
PROTEXIA 914
REDLINE EQUIPMENT 353
S L PRECISION AG LLC C122
PUCK CUSTOM ENTERPRISES 24
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS LLC C329
SCHAEFFER OIL & GREASE 1023
PURDUE EXTENSION — ALLEN COUNTY OFFICE 808
RENK SEED 1110
SCHRADER REAL ESTATE & AUCTION CO. 115
ROGERS GRAIN INC. 825
SCI LEASING GROUP 81
RUPLEY FARM EQUIPMENT 575
SEED CONSULTANTS 278
RUPP SEED INC. 58
SEED GENETICS DIRECT 1019
QUALITY CRAFT TOOLS 1346 QUILLEN BROTHERS 822 R L PAINTING & MANUFACTURING 66
SENECA DAIRY SYSTEMS 926
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Exhibitors SHELBY CROP INSURANCE 1127
SIMPLOT 936
SHIPSHEWANA HARDWOODS — A PALLETONE CO. 1312
SISCO / SUPERIOR IMPLEMENT 313
SHIVVERS MANUFACTURING INC. 220 SHOP HEAT BOILERS 157 SHOUP MANUFACTURING 1001 SHUR-CO 1307
SPECIALTY HYBRIDS 43
SLOAN EXPRESS C324
SPNC 1211
SNIRTSTOPPER C435
SPRAY PARTS WAREHOUSE / JENSEN EQUIPMENT 53
SOIL-MAX INC. C314 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS LLC 19
SIKKEMA EQUIPMENT 247
SOLID ROCK AG SOLUTIONS C234
SILVEUS INSURANCE GROUP INC. C107
SOUTH BEND CHOCOLATE 1147
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SOUTHEASTERN EQUIPMENT 251
SPRAYTEC LOBBY E1 SPRINGFIELD PLASTICS 623 STAR BANK 946 STEEL TANK & FABRICATING CORP. 1145 STEFFEN GROUP C110
STEINHOFFER SCALE CO. 1048 STINE SEED CO. 78 STOOPS FREIGHTLINER 931 STOR-LOC 1218 SUGAR CREEK AG 918 SULLIVAN AUCTIONEERS 179 SUNSTAR HYBRIDS 15 SUPERIOR TURBO & INJECTION 1239 SWISS PERFECTION LLC 1045
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION C214
TOPEKA NEW HOLLAND 109
TOW MART LTD. T. D. WALL INC. — YOUR 1331 LEADING TRAILER SOURCE 271 TRACTION AG 809 T.A.S. WELDING & GRAIN SERVICES LLC TRAVIS BURKHART C330 FOUNDATION 270 THORNE INSURANCE AGENCY TRI STATE LIGHTNING C335 PROTECTION & PAINTING SERVICE TIMM SERVICES INC. 36 C143 TRIPLE K IRRIGATION TIMPTE INC. 1108 553 TRIPLE S REMODELING T-L IRRIGATION CO. 541 1132 TRI-STATES GRAIN TODD SCHAFFER CONDITIONING INC. EQUIPMENT LLC 551 563
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Exhibitors TROUBLE FREE LIGHTING 902 TTG EQUIPMENT CO. 385 ULTRA CLEAR 65 USA INSULATION NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA 832
VETERINARY & POULTRY SUPPLY 14
WELLS EQUIPMENT 327
VULCAN EQUIPMENT 625
WENZINGER FARMS — THE PORTABLE SEED AUGER C415
WAGLER & ASSOCIATES 1322 WAITT SYSTEM LLC 151
VALENTINE FEED & SUPPLY 1332
WAKARUSA NUTRITIONAL SERVICES LLC / WAKARUSA AG LLC 379
VAN HORN BOLT SERVICE 1311
WELLMAN SEEDS 1004
VTF SUNRISE LLC 1247
USED PRECISION AG 906
VALLEY TRUCK PARTS 1141
WELDY ENTERPRISES 1011
WALINGA USA INC. 665 WALKERHUGHES INSURANCE GROUP C130
The 2022 Fort Wayne Farm Show will be comparable to previous years, but there are always new exhibitors to visit.
WALTER’S BUILDING 684 WATERLOO HEAVY EQUIPMENT 214 WATERS AGRICULTURAL LABORATORIES 1144
WAYNE-VAUGHN EQUIPMENT 171
WESTERN STEEL BUILDINGS 1136
WINGFIELD MANUFACTURING LLC 629 WISCONSIN CHEESE & SAUSAGE CO. 835 WOLF CO-OP 1235 WOODCHUCK BEDDING SPREADER 1222 WOODMASTER 1007
WILLIAMS EXPERT PIVOT C325
WOWO NEWSTALK 1190 82 YODER OIL INC. 67
WD-40 CO. 1245
WILLIAMSON CROP INSURANCE 1205
WECOVER STRUCTURES 1248
WILSON TRAILER CO. 589
ZERK ZAPPER TOOL / HORIZON PRODUCTS 1347
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Building a future Farmstead designs evolve over the years By Erica Quinlan
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ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — There’s a good reason your grandpa’s hog barn wasn’t built close to the homestead, or why a line of evergreen trees was planted on the border of the family farm. Indiana’s founding farm families designed their properties based on what made sense at the time. Maplelawn Farmstead, a nonprofit in Zionsville, is a living museum that gives a glimpse into an almost
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groupings come closer together to cut down on the amount of time outside.” Windbreaks and groves were placed to protect buildings from the cold north winds in wintertime. Ethnic traditions also affected how farmsteads were laid out. “As Europeans traditions were brought over by early immigrants, the first and second generations held to those,” Kleckner said. See FUTURE, Page 27
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“Then you started to see changes in agriculture dictate more of how buildings were laid out. You also had land surveys that affected how farmsteads were laid out.” At Maplelawn Farmstead, land surveys played a big role in design. The farm was oriented with the roadways in a grid system — a common feature of farms in northern Indiana. “As you get down south, you start to see topography be more of the factor of how a farmstead was laid out,” Kleckner said. “They put the barn and house in the flattest area. But here, you’ve got the house toward the main roadway, the buildings behind.” “What’s wonderful about
Maplelawn Farmstead is how intact it is — the fact that this many historic agricultural outbuildings survived.” The farmstead tells the story of how agriculture evolved from when the area was first settled. Grain storage was located near livestock barns to make life easier. “They would have been growing multiple crops,” Kleckner said. “It was about sel f-su f f iciency. There would have been corn, barley, wheat. And that continued until the turn of the 20th century. “The mechanization of farms was evident. Early on it was hand-shucking ears of corn from the field to a wagon. Once mechanical corn pickers came around, you started to see buildings built for storage of ear corn — the corn crib. “Once we got combines, we started to see early
grain bins show up on the farm. Early corn storage would have been simple little wood structures.” The theme of self-sufficiency can be found throughout the farm’s life. The families who owned the farm raised chickens and hogs in addition to growing crops. The chickens were kept closer to the house so the farmers could keep an eye out for predators. The hogs were kept further away because, well, they don’t smell so great. Through hard work and care, the farm continues to be a part of Indiana’s rural history. Learn more at maplelawnfarmstead.org and www.indianabarns.org. Erica Quinlan can be reached at 800-426-9438, ext. 193, or equinlan@ agrinews-pubs.com. Follow her on Twitter at: @AgNews_Quinlan.
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Lt. governor addresses broadband, mental health at INFB Convention By James Henry
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FRENCH LICK, Ind. — Indiana is investing in access to broadband and mental health care services, said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch at the Indiana Farm Bureau State Convention. “This year, while the harvest was long, the yields were good and the prices were good. But we always know that there are challenges facing us in the future and we know that prices, supply chain, fertilizer prices, are going up and that will bear on what we do in the future,” said Crouch, Indiana’s secretary of agriculture and rural development. “Together with the Department of Agriculture, we will work to overcome any of those challenges,” she said. “We are looking to the future of Indiana — and the future of Indiana includes agriculture.” BROADBAND ACCESS Gov. Eric Holcomb and state officials are focused on expanding highspeed, high-quality broadband throughout Indiana, Crouch said. In 2019, Indiana invested $100 million to improve internet access for rural residents. This year, the state’s General Assembly allocated an additional $250 million for that effort. Crouch noted INFB is now partnering with the lieutenant governor’s office to implement a speed test to determine where the gaps — and, in turn, the needs — exist. Hoosiers are encouraged to check their connections at www.infb. org/speedtest. That information will
be used to map real-time internet speeds and pinpoint the areas of the state that Crouch are most in need of reliable, affordable access to broadband service. “We will continue to work with you until every Hoosier to the last mile is connected, no matter how long it takes or how much it costs, because your future depends on that,” said Crouch, eliciting applause from INFB members gathered in-person at the convention in French Lick.
suicide and self harm is greater than they’ve ever seen among our young people.” Before the pandemic, 1 out of 5 Hoosiers struggled with mental illness or addition, Crouch said. “We all know someone with those challenges,” she said, noting her mother suffered from depression, her sister committed suicide and her brother is an alcoholic. “Those Hoosiers who inherited genes that predispose them to these conditions or those Hoosiers who find themselves in difficult, challenging time deserve the services and the supports that we can give them.” Crouch announced that the Indiana State Department of Agriculture received a $500,000 grant to be able to conduct 23 workshops throughout Indiana next year focused on mental health within the agricultural community. INFB members again applauded the news. ISDA is partnering with the Indiana Rural Health Association and Purdue Extension to reduce mental health stigma and connect individuals engaged in agriculture-related occupations to existing stress assistance programs, Crouch said. The grant was provided by the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, a program of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For a list of regional meetings and locations, visit indianaruralhealth. org.
MENTAL HEALTH During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns about mental health and substance use have grown, Crouch lamented. She recalled talking with the governor about their priorities for the next four years, following the election in November 2020. She told him that she wanted to focus on mental health and addiction. “The human cost of this pandemic is huge and it’s going to exponentially grow for years to come and not just the cost to our families, but the cost to our budgets whether in the public or the private sector,” she said. “I travel all 92 counties and when I talk to school superintendents, teachers, Boy Scout leaders, Girl Scout leaders, anyone who deals with our young people, they will share with me that the amount of James Henry can be panic, anxiety, depression, reached at 815-410-2257, or suicide ideation, acting on jhenry@shawmedia.com.
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Schenks named Indiana Farm Family of the Year By Erica Quinlan
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On stage at the Indiana Farm Bureau State Convention in French Lick, the Schenk family of Posey County — Jerry (from left), Linda, Carla, Mattison, Matt and Ciara — is recognized as the 25th Indiana Farm Family of the Year by Beck’s Hybrids and Indiana AgriNews.
Board and Posey County Drainage Board. He is a lifetime member of the Antique Steam & Gas Engine Club. Carla is involved with Posey County 4-H and Junior Leaders, the local farmers market and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. She’s a proud soccer mom who also works part time in food preparation and does custom embroidery detail. Both Matt and Carla were 10-year 4-Hers and believe 4-H and FFA are important. Matt shared his story with AgriNews.
WADESVILLE, Ind. — Indiana AgriNews and Beck’s Hybrids honored the Schenk Family as the 25th Indiana Farm Family of the Year. The Schenks prioritize God, family and farming in their lives. Matt and Carla Schenk farm over 1,000 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat in southern Indiana. They have two daughters active in sports and 4-H, Ciara, 13, and Mattison, 10. Matt volunteers with several organizations, including Posey County Co-op Board of Directors, Tell me about your family Posey County 4-H, Posey farm. County Soil and Water Conser vat ion Dist r ict See FAMILY, Page 33
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We grow corn, wheat and double crop soybeans. We’ve been a Precision Planting dealer since 1996. We also run an excavating business. Tell me more about Precision Planting. It started out as calibrating meters back in ‘96. Now we go all the way to rebuilding planters, building high-speed planters and retrofitting planters with technology Is technology important on your farm? Technology is everything. There’s no one silver bullet that fixes everything, but technology is the key to make us more efficient. More efficient with seed, fertilizer and time.
How was harvest 2021? It was a good harvest. Probably some of the best corn yields we’ve ever had. Soybean yields were average or a little above. Do you like working on a family farm? There’s not many jobs that allow you to work with your parents every day. One day they won’t be here. This is time to spend with my family. We’re pretty close. Some days you butt heads, because you’re family, but it’s worth it. What does it take to successfully work with family? Probably the key is communication. Let everybody know what’s going on. Sometimes that’s hard, with one generation phasing out and another coming in. It’s hard to pass the reigns. Dad’s done a good job. But we have to commu-
nicate. Technology has made it a little easier to communicate with everyone.
about quality than quantity. Every acre I farm, I try to farm it to the fullest. I try to get all of the potential. Instead of farmTell me about your commuing more acres, I try to nity involvement. get more out of the acres I was on our county I farm. Someday, maybe Farm Bureau Board for we’ll have a son in law several years, my wife that wants to farm. Our was, too. Now I’m on a soil biggest challenge is proband water conservation ably finding reliable help. board, drainage board, As mom and dad get older, and also on our county we’ll try to find help. Just co-op board. My wife is in- have to keep our eyes open volved with 4-H and Junior for the right person. Leaders. I help whenever I can. Is soil health important on your farm? What are your thoughts on Soil health is one reason 4-H and FFA? we plant a lot of wheat… In my book, 4-H and FFA We’re big on erosion conare important. You learn trol. We lay a lot of tile and a lot that you take and use build a lot of water and the rest of your life. You sediment control basins learn a lot of leadership to try and keep our soil on and life skills. our farm. What is your hope for the future of your farm? I would like to get a few more acres. But it’s more
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Every day is a new day. You may have a plan, but by the end of the day it could be totally different. It’s not like a factory job where you do the same thing all day. We work with a lot of local farmers through the Precision dealership. To me, it’s more than just a business. It’s a relationship builder. You build relationships with neighboring farmers and share ideas. I’ve learned a lot from other farmers. What advice would you give to new or younger farmers? Sometimes you get overwhelmed because there’s so much to do. A lot of times you have to just take it one day at a time, and be productive. You have to look at the big picture, but you don’t want the big pic-
Matt Schenk stands with daughters Ciara and Mattison. ture to drag you down. As long as you keep moving forward and work on that to-do list. Before long, it all gets done. For younger farmers, my advice is to step back and take it one day at a time. You still
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Family farms continue to lead U.S. agricultural food production By Tom C. Doran
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WASHINGTON — Family farms remain the primary source of food production in the United States, according to a report by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. “We find that 98% of U.S. farms are family farms and they account for 87% of farm production. This has remained largely unchanged when compared with 2011 data,” said Christine Whitt, who co-authored America’s Diverse Family Farms report with Jessica Todd and Andrew Keller. Data for this report is from the 2020 Agricultural Resource Management Survey conducted by ERS and the National Agricultural Statistics Service. “The 2021 edition of this
report describes characteristics of the 2 million U.S. farms in 2020. Specifically, the report examines what farms produce, how much they profit and their participation in federal agricultural programs. The report also looks more closely at farm household well-being,” Whitt said. USDA defines a farm as any place that, during a given year, produced and sold — or normally would have produced and sold — at least $1,000 of agricultural products. Farm size is measured by gross cash farm income, a measure of the farm’s revenue that includes sales of crops and livestock, government payments, and other farm-related income, including fees from production contracts. Here are the report’s findings.
SMALL FAMILY FARMS — GCFI LESS THAN $350,000 • Retirement farms: Small farms whose principal operators report having retired from farming, though continuing to farm on a small scale — 219,288 farms, 10.9% of U.S. farms in 2020. • Off-farm-occupation farms: Small farms whose principal operators report a primary occupation other than farming — 779,767 farms, 38.8% of U.S. farms. • Farming-occupation farms: Small farms whose principal operators report farming as their primary occupation. Farming occupation farms are further sorted into two classes: low sales, farms with GCFI less than $150,000 — 683,514, 34% of U.S. farms; and moderate sales, farms with GCFI between $150,000 and $349,999 — 110,865 farms, 5.5% of U.S. farms.
all farms were small family farms. Compared with 2011 — the earliest year using the current farm typology — the share of land operated by small family LARGE-SCALE FAMILY farms fell from 52% to 48% FARMS and the share of the value of production on small • Large family farms, family farms declined farms with GCFI between $1,000,000 and $4,999,999 — from 26% to 20%. • Large-scale family 51,708 farms, 2.6% of U.S. farms accounted for 46% of farms. the total value of produc• Very large family farms, farms with GCFI of tion in 2020, an increase $5,000,000 or more — 6,124 from 35% in 2011. These farms also accounted for farms, 0.3% of U.S. farms. an increased share of total land operated, up from 16% NON-FAMILY FARMS • Any farm where an op- in 2011 to 24% in 2020. • In total, family farms erator and persons related to the operator do not own accounted for about 98% of total farms and 87% of a majority of the business total production in 2020. — 47,275 farms, 2.4% of • Non-family farms U.S. farms. accounted for the reFARMS, PRODUCTION, maining 2% of farms FARMLAND and 13% of production. • Approximately 89% of Among non-family farms, MIDSIZE FAMILY FARMS • Family farms with GCFI between $350,000 and $999,999 — 112,122 farms, 5.6% of U.S. farms.
18% had a GCFI of $1 million or more. Such farms accounted for 90% of non-family farms’ production. Examples of non-family farms include partnerships of unrelated partners, closely held non-family corporations, farms with a hired operator unrelated to the owners, and publicly held corporations. FARM OPERATING EXPENSE • A large share of total expenses on field crop farms went toward fertilizers and other chemicals, 26%, in 2020, which was slightly less than the share spent in 2011, 27%. Spending on seed and plants accounted for another 14% of expenses on field crop operations in 2020, which was slightly more than in 2011, 13%.
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• Feed expenses made up 48% of all expenses on dairy operations, 19% on cattle operations and 29% on other livestock operations in 2020. The share of expenses allocated to feed on dairy and other livestock operations was similar in 2011. DIRECT SALES • Direct sales amounted to almost $10.7 billion — a nearly $2.8 billion, 35%, increase from the value reported in the 2019 survey. Only 27% of total direct sales were direct-to-consumer, whereas the remaining 73% occurred through intermediary supply chains. Among farms with less than $75,000 in GCFI, 85% of all direct sales were DTC in 2020.
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GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS, FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE • Small family farms received 81% of all payments for USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program. Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program payments were more likely received by midsize, large-scale and non-family farms with 68% receiving payments in those categories overall. • Midsized and largescale family farms along with non-family farms accounted for 80% of the total value of production and received 78% of commodity-linked, agricultural disaster programs and other federal, state and local farm program payments. • Small family farms received 16% of all farm-level pandemic assistance from USDA and 22% of all other government payments — excluding pandemic assistance and conserva-
tion program payments — which was consistent with the smaller production scale. Large-scale family farms received 52% of all farm-level pandemic assistance and 44% of all other payments. • Additionally, 64% of all farm-level pandemic assistance reported as having been received from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Programs — programs 1 and 2 — in 2020. Another 21% came from loans from the Small Business Administration under the Paycheck Protection Program and advances from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. • Overall, 40% of all farms reported as having received some type of government payments in 2020.
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Plugged in: Indiana Farm Bureau grows its grassroots options, it’s allowed us to bring some more people to the table, have better discussions and make sure we’re making the right decisions,” said Kron during a Q&A at the INFB State Convention in French Lick. Here’s what Kron, who has been president of INFB since 2016, had to say during the session moderated by veteran farm broadcaster Dave Russell.
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FRENCH LICK, Ind. — Even though the pandemic limited in-person events, video conferencing enabled Indiana Farm Bureau to still grow its grassroots. Pictured among the galleries of virtual meeting participants have been farmers in tractors during planting, in sprayers, in combines and even in a semi parked while waiting to deliver grain at the elevator, said INFB President Randy Kron. “I didn’t expect those people to stop farming, doing what they’re doing, to take part in our meeting. But by having these
How has the last year been for farmers? Mother Nature was very kind to us. We had a good planting season. Mostly timely rains. I know there were some areas in August that didn’t get any rains for the soybeans. Overall, as I
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www.tradexpos.com/fort-wayne-farm-show/ | FORT WAYNE FARM SHOW | Friday, January 14, 2022 tion. These things could be detrimental to that, make it impossible and end up FROM PAGE 40 selling part of the farm off. Waters of the U.S. has What are some national been like a yo-yo, up and issues that are percolating down. The biggest issue, that could require some tarbottom line, is how do you geted advocacy efforts? define navigable waters? The list is long. The ones What was written under that percolate to the top the Obama administraare probably: taxes, Waters tion basically said the of the U.S., and climate. water running off your Stepped-up basis has yard that ran through been around since 1920. three or four more I don’t think most peoditches and finally got to ple realize how long something that’s navigathat’s been around. I’m ble meant they had conconcerned about losing trol of the water running stepped-up basis. And off of your yard. I’m concerned about reBecause of a court rulduction in the estate tax ing, the current adminisexemption — right now tration is rewriting and it’s $11.5 million; there’s we’re going to work hard discussion going back to to make sure that farmers $1 million. are represented and try to There’s talk about inhave our voice heard and creasing capital gains try to have some common rates and also, kind of sense in something that scary, capital gains at comes out of D.C. death, not when you sell. I don’t go to a meeting It’s about passing the that somewhere climate farm on to the next genera- doesn’t come up. It could
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Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron (right) reviews the challenges and opportunities of the past year with veteran farm broadcaster Dave Russell at the INFB State Convention. have major ramifications to agriculture. My goal and what I want to see happen is that agriculture can be a big part of the answer in this. There’s going to be a revenue stream that flows through this. I want to make sure that revenue stream comes back to the farmers and doesn’t dry up
members. That’s six years in a row of membership gain.
Let’s turn to Indiana and health care. Indiana Farm Bureau Health Plans have now been available for a year. What has that first year been like and are you pleased with the progress? It’s been great. We’ve got about 5,000 lives covered. What I really like is the stories that I get especially from the younger generation saying, “It allowed me to go back to the farm,” or “I wanted to go back to the farm, but I couldn’t figure out this insurance thing” and it allowed them to go back. We’re talking about 40% to 70% savings if you’re buying it on the marketplace. To me, it’s a winwin.
Broadband was your No. 1 legislative priority in 2021. How did that go? It’s going to take money to fix broadband — we heard the lieutenant governor say that; $250 million was approved through the legislature for broadband “Next Level” grants. We formed an alliance with six other groups to work on the speed test. Now you’ve got the money, we’ve got to figure out where does it need to be spent and you want to make sure it’s spent at the most needy areas, or who needs the broadband the worst, who has zero broadband, or who has, like I say, we’re one step above the tin cans and a string.
kind of at the middleman. Indiana Farm Bureau and American Farm Bureau are a part of FACA, the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. I will admit there’s some partners there that we Was 2021 a good year for wouldn’t normally be a part of, but I think we have membership? to be at the table, we have Yes, it was. We gained to have those discussions a little more than 2,800
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DS-4510Q™
Indiana North - Early
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252.3
227.7
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256.0
240.2
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3 of 48
242.0
224.9
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219.0
201.5
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234.6
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15.7
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260.5
247.6
12.9
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Wolcott
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237.6
226.7
10.9
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284.5
268.8
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199.5
185.2
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232.8
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237.3
226.7
10.6
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HUNTINGTON CO. Michael Thompson, DSM (260) 227-2329 JASPER CO. Joe Klaus, DSM (812) 455-1006
KOSCIUSKO CO. David Lash (574) 551-7746
MARSHALL CO. David Lash (574) 551-7746
PUTNAM CO. Roger Rudolph, DSM (260) 908-3972
WABASH CO. Jared Cordes (260) 571-2032
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