In review - Friday, March 15, 2024

The Asbury United Methodist Church Easter egg hunt and activities that were originally scheduled for Saturday will instead be held from 2 to 4 p.m. March 30.

Breakfast is Tuesday

The Jay County Ag Day breakfast is scheduled for 5 to 9 a.m. Tuesday at Bob Schmit Memorial Exhibition Hall at Jay County Fairgrounds.

The breakfast will include eggs, sausage, toast and various beverages. The cost is $1 and carry-out is available.

There will also be booths featuring IU Health Jay, Ivy Tech Community College, Jay County 4-H, Jay County Farm Bureau , the local U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency office and others.

Seeking samples

Purdue University is looking for farms from which it can take soil samples for the Diverse Corn Belt project.

The project is a five-year effort that will explore impacts of diversified farming systems beyond corn and soybeans in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. It is seeking “concrete options for diversification and understanding the agronomic, economic, social, infrastructure and policy changes that could make them viable.”

Conventionally farmed, no-till and pasture fields are being sought for the research.

For more information, email [email protected] or [email protected].

Loans available

Indiana State Department of Agriculture is offering loans for small meat processors.

The Indiana Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program has $15 million available to assist meat and poultry packers and processors with expansion projects. Opportunities available include 3% interest for scalable loans from $100,000 to $5 million and 2% interest for wastewater projects with 15-year terms.

For more information, email [email protected].