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June 22, 2007
Abby McKee — Queen Candidate
Abby McKee, 18 years old
She will be a freshman at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute this fall, where she will play basketball on the Pomeroy team.
She is the daughter of Kelly and Carie McKee, Plainville.
She is a member of Antioch Christian Church, where she is involved with the deaf ministry team.
She was president of her senior class at North Daviess last school year.
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Farmers sitting pretty good — despite economy
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?
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Beware! Anhydrous thieves
A Daviess County business has taken the latest step towards protecting local citizens from ongoing methamphetamine production.
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Agriculture positioned to withstand economic downturn
Right now, one doesn’t have to look very far to find bad news about the U.S. economy.
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Fertilizer prices vary at the retail level, but stabilizing in general
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.
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Hinkles feel fortunate despite devastation
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.
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U.S. farms increase
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.
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See Page 11 from Farm Preview - Entrepreneurial success starts with planning, Purdue expert says 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.
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Farmers had good ‘08, but ‘09 will be challenge
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.
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Economist: State’s livestock can’t consume all Indiana DDGs
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.
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Small farms grow along with organic demand
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.
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