Share road safely during planting season

Share road safely during planting season

Recent rain showers across parts of the Midwest have caused some planting delays. As soil conditions in fields begin to dry and improve, more farm equipment will be sharing the road to access fields and begin spring planting.

Indiana drivers urged to use caution as planting season begins

State officials are reminding drivers to stay alert and patient on rural roads, where encounters with large farm equipment are more likely.

Near record rainfall delays planting progress in southeast Indiana - Brownfield Ag News

A southeast Indiana farmer says his operation has been battling with one of the wettest Aprils on record.  Tim Gauck raises corn, soybeans, wheat, and non-GMO corn in Decatur County.  “I see the weatherman say we had the 6th or 7th seventh wettest April with almost 8 inches of rain near Indianapolis,” he says. “We had two […] The post Near record rainfall delays planting progress in southeast Indiana appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Brisk Pace of Planting in West Central Indiana

https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2103/2025/05/07141816/brisk-pace-of-planting-in-west-central-indiana.mp3 Planting season is off and running in Indiana, and the pace has been very brisk in one particular part of the state. “I would say for West Central Indiana, if you lumped everything together progress on beans is 80 plus percent and corn is probably pushing 75%,” says Eric Wornhoff, a field sales representative for…

Brisk Pace of Planting in West-Central Indiana

[audio mp3="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2103/2025/05/07141816/brisk-pace-of-planting-in-west-central-indiana.mp3"] Planting season is off and running in Indiana, and the pace has been very brisk in one particular part of the state. “I would say for West Central Indiana if you lumped everything together progress on beans is 80 plus percent and corn is probably pushing 75%,” says Eric Wornhoff, a field sales repre…