A brick where the sunroom of the house once was is the only evidence there was ever a structure here. The decision was made to tear the house down after it was badly damaged.

Weeds are starting to grow where Frank Gottbrath’s house sat before the tornadoes damaged it. He and his wife decided not to rebuild and say they might relocate to be closer to their grandchildren.

Cinder blocks and a concrete pad are all that remain of this grain bin at Frank Gottbrath’s farm which was hit by tornadoes March 2.

Corn in this Madison County field begins to demonstrate the spiky, “pineapple” look that characterizes drought-stressed corn.

Farmers who had access to irrigation, including the operator of this Marshall County soybean field, had more than ample reason to use it during June and in some cases even in May.

As the drought spreads throughout the entire state, the corn in this Madison County field demonstrates that it’s under stress. For more on the drought as well as the tornadoes that plagued Indiana earlier this year, see pages 4 and 5.

The Stackhouse family of Marshall County has a great looking corn crop…thanks to irrigation.

David Gottbrath retired from his position as Indiana Farm Bureau regional manager after 19 years with the company so that he could take over his brother’s farm and rebuild.

Members from four western Indiana county Farm Bureaus gathered for a special June 15 breakfast meeting at the Beef House to say goodbye and “Job well done!” to State Representative F. Dale Grubb, who will not be seeking re-election in the fall.

IFB District 1 honored the 4-H programs in all eight district counties during its summer picnic, held June 16 at the Silver Hawks game at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend.