Farmers will plant the most acres in a generation this year, led by the biggest corn crop since World War II, taking advantage of the highest agricultural prices in at least four decades.AMBOY, Ind. – An agricultural company has agreed to pay a fine to settle a state investigation into a fertilizer spill that killed thousands of fish in a northern Indiana creek.
McGrawsville Feed & Grain Inc. will pay about $10,300 in penalties and reimbursements to the state in connection with the April 2008 spill from its facility in southern Miami County.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management said about 5,000 gallons of liquid ammonia fertilizer leaked from a rusty hole in a holding tank. The fertilizer drained into a nearby creek, killing an estimated 9,300 fish.
IDEM spokesman Barry Sneed said the agency is reviewing a spill response plan submitted by the company.
