Farmers looking ahead to 2013 season

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

Regardless of crop results from this year, over 200 area farmers gathered at New Era Ag, located south of Monroe, on Thursday evening to hear assessments of lessons learned from this summer's drought and professional advice on how to start planning for next summer's crop.

"We have people here from Adams, Wells, and Allen counties in Indiana and from Mercer and Van Wert counties in Ohio," commented Todd Mathewson, one of the owners of New Era Ag. "Guys are here to get educated about new products and new techniques. In addition, this counts for certification points for applicator licenses. It can be applied to continuing education credits.