McDonald’s Celebrates National Ag Day - Honoring Indiana Farmers
The next time you go into a McDonald’s or whip around their drive-thru, you may want to think about the pork in that McRib® sandwich, the eggs in the Egg McMuffin®, and the milk in your Chocolate Shake. That’s because the McDonald’s system buys many of these products from Indiana farms.
Assessing Legislation’s Impact on Your Family Farm Business
New legislation is being introduced in Congress or state legislatures. How do you get beyond the political sound bites and screaming headlines to understand what that legislation will truly mean for your family’s farm business?
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Sheet Pan Chicken Souvlaki
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds skin-on chicken thighs, bones removed
  • 1 pound small red potatoes, halved
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 medium red or yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded, and sliced into 1/2-inch strips
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions
  1. Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 400℉. Place a rimmed baking sheet in the oven while the oven is heating.
  2. Season the chicken and potatoes with 3/4 teaspoon of salt. Place the chicken skin-side down in the center of the hot baking sheet. Add the potatoes, cut-side down, around the edges of the baking sheet. Roast for 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, place the lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of the oil, garlic, oregano, and basil in a small bowl and whisk to combine; set aside. Place the peppers with the remaining oil and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl and toss to combine; set aside.
  4. Flip the chicken skin-side up. Brush the chicken with the lemon-herb mixture. Scatter the peppers around the chicken. Bake until the chicken and potatoes are crispy, and the peppers are tender and browned around the edges, about 15 minutes more. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving.
Ag Industry Continues to Feel Pandemic Effects
A lot has happened in those two years.
The middle of March marks two years since the effects of the coronavirus pandemic disrupted so many aspects of daily life in the United States. Jayson Lusk, head of the agricultural economics department at Purdue University, says it has been an eventful era.
Come See Us!
We plan on attending the following shows and hope to see you there!

Farm & Ranch Show Schedule 2022:
  • August 2-4: Minnesota Farmfest in Redwood County, MN
  • September 20-22: Farm Science Review in London, OH