http://www.washtimesherald.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061131424.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061131424.html What follows is a preview of the 2009 crop season for local farmers: ???????????????????????Okay, maybe there is more certainty to farming than a long line of question marks. But as every farmer knows, each crop season brings a different and wholly unpredictable set of circumstances on the farm. How much rain will we get? And when will we get it?See Page 2 from Farm Preview Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:11:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061131300.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061131300.html A Daviess County business has taken the latest step towards protecting local citizens from ongoing methamphetamine production. See Page 3 from Farm PreviewSee Page 4 from Farm Preview Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:10:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061131118.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061131118.html Right now, one doesn’t have to look very far to find bad news about the U.S. economy.See Page 5 from Farm PreviewSee Page 6 from Farm Preview Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:08:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130931.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130931.html WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After reaching unprecedented price levels last year, fertilizer markets are adjusting to a dramatically different economic situation, making it hard for fertilizer dealers to set their prices and causing some farmers to delay their purchases, said a Purdue University specialist. See Page 6 from Farm PreviewSee Page 7 from Farm Preview Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130632.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130632.html Bobby Dale Hinkle can laugh about it now, but there wasn’t much funny about the summer of 2008. Heavy rains peaked with the June 9 flood that devastated their farmland and ruined their house north of Plainville.See Centerspread from Farm Preview Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:03:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130416.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130416.html WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The number of U.S. farms and ranches, which has been declining since World War II, increased by 4 percent to 2.2 million since 2002.See Page 10 from Farm PreviewSee Page 11 from Farm Preview Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:01:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130113.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130113.html Farmers went through floods in 2008, but managed to pull off a good season, with high corn prices. Things aren’t looking that good this year.See Page 13 from Farm PreviewSee Page 15 from Farm Preview Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:01:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130236.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061130236.html WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In an economy shedding jobs, some unemployed people might think it’s time to become their own boss. Before they go to work for themselves, they’ve got another job to do: develop their business idea, said Maria Marshall, a Purdue University agricultural economist and rural business development specialist. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:58:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061125851.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061125851.html WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —Indiana ethanol plants could produce enough of a livestock feed ingredient for Hoosier farmers to feed their animals three times over, a Purdue University study suggests. See Page 14 from Farm PreviewSee Page 15 from Farm Preview Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:42:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061124217.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_061124217.html MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Rising consumer demand for locally grown, organic produce is fueling a surge in the number of small Indiana farms, boosting their numbers nearly 80 percent over five years, a new farm census report shows.See Page 16 from Farm Preview Thu, 29 May 2008 13:41:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_150094919.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_150094919.html Summer’s here, and it’s vacation time. So what do you like? History? Arts and entertainment? Outdoor adventures?The third annual edition of Going Places is designed you help you plan a week-long or weekend trip within a few hours of home based on what you like to do. See Complete Travel Guide•Use your right arrow at advance through the pages, and your escape key to get out of the document. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:36:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_087141037.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_087141037.html Who would expect a romantic date to end up at the nearest home improvement store? Yet that’s where my husband and I have been going for the past five months every time we go out.See Page with ads Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_087140251.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_087140251.html (ARA) — With uncertainties in the housing market causing many homeowners to “hunker down” and stay put for a while, targeted improvements are becoming a popular way to add value to a home. See Page with ads Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:59:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_087140117.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_087140117.html Thinking about building a garage, installing a pool or adding a bedroom to your house?Don’t get started until you’ve applied for a building permit.See Page 4 with adsSee Page 5 with ads Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_087134728.html http://www.washtimesherald.com/specialsections/local_story_087134728.html (ARA) — It is the busiest room in the house and often needs the most improvement: the kitchen. A remodeled kitchen increases the value of the home and makes it more enjoyable to cook, live and dine in. However, many homeowners are left wondering how to create the culinary oasis of their dreams on a budget.See Page with ads