Rodeo spirit lives on in Indiana cowboys, cowgirl youth
BY LEW FREEDMAN
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BROWNSTOWN
Bo Davidson’s jeans needed stitches. Enough to keep a Singer busy repairing for some time.
He was lucky it wasn’t his leg slashed,...
Sustainable farming, scholarship winners part of Ag Breakfast
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The guest speaker during this year’s annual Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Ag Breakfast spoke about sustainable farming, climate change and the impact on...
See you at the market
By Stephanie Strothmann
Each week, 20 or so groups of folks arise early on a Saturday morning, load up their vehicles and head to the...
USDA offers loans for underserved, beginning farmers
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds producers that its Farm Service Agency offers farm ownership and farm operating loans to underserved applicants and...
Local photographer wins ag photo contest
A Seymour woman recently was announced as one of the winners of the 2021 Indiana Agriculture photo contest.
Andi Pollert's photo of a 4-H'er in...
Farmers market profiles: Long Family Kitchen and Herbal Squirrel
The Seymour Area Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Walnut Street Parking Lot located south of the...
Get by with a little help
By Stephanie Strothmann
I’ve gotten more independent as I continue to run this little farm.
If something breaks, needs to be built, etc., I know I...
Lawn chair sitting a grand fair tradition
By Lew Freedman
BROWNSTOWN
The lawn chair people are easy to please.
Just give them a shady spot and a parade of humanity and they are content...
4-H’ers compete in second Battle of the Barns
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BROWNSTOWN
They may not be the greatest of all time, but they were the greatest of Friday night.
During the second Battle of the Barns in...
Fair week ends with livestock auction
By Mitchell Banks
BROWNSTOWN
On the last day of the 2021 Jackson County Fair, 4-H'ers parted ways with their animals during the livestock auction after a...