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  • Planting Weather Forecast: Very Warm, Very Dry
    by Ryan Martin on May 30, 2026 at 2:25 am

    High pressure continues to sit right on the top of the Great Lakes region. This high will park on top of us through midweek next week, giving us a very warm, very dry setup over the entire

  • Grain and Livestock Industries Unite for Indiana Livestock Summit
    by Greg Allen on May 29, 2026 at 5:35 pm

    Indiana livestock and grain leaders are coming together for a major summit focused on the future of animal agriculture. The Indiana Corn Growers Association and Indiana Soybean Alliance will host the Livestock Summit on June 23rd, bringing

  • Too Much Nitrogen? Purdue Study Says Corn Growers Can Use Less Without Sacrificing Yields
    by C.J. Miller on May 29, 2026 at 3:35 pm

    For generations, corn farmers across the American Midwest have wrestled with a deceptively simple question: How much nitrogen fertilizer is enough? Apply too little, and yields can suffer, threatening already thin profit margins. Apply too much, and

  • Planting Near Fort Wayne is Finally in Full Swing After Weeks of Relentless Rains and Soggy Soils
    by C.J. Miller on May 28, 2026 at 7:15 pm

    While much of Indiana’s farm country has raced through spring planting under unusually favorable conditions, farmers across the northeastern corner of the state are still struggling to recover from weeks of relentless rain, saturated fields and mounting

  • Whitley County’s Alayne Johnson Elected to Serve New Term on the National Pork Board of Directors
    by C.J. Miller on May 28, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    Indiana pork producer Alayne Johnson has spent much of the past several years traveling far beyond the barns and grain fields of her family’s farm in northeastern Indiana, helping shape national conversations about the future of the

  • Indiana Courts Global Buyers Through Soybean Oil Masters Program
    by C.J. Miller on May 28, 2026 at 7:05 pm

    On a warm evening inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse, a group of international soybean buyers sampled food cooked in high-oleic soybean oil while watching the Indiana Fever play before a packed crowd. Earlier that same week, many of them

  • A Wide-Open Window: High-Pressure Dome to Keep Indiana Dry Well Into Next Week
    by Eric Pfeiffer on May 28, 2026 at 7:01 pm

      The planting window was only open for half the state last week, but Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says this planting window is wide open for all Hoosiers. His forecast is presented by Beacon Credit Union. Martin

  • Indiana Winter Wheat Outpaces the Nation, Opening Doors for Double Crop Soybeans
    by Eric Pfeiffer on May 27, 2026 at 10:20 pm

    Winter wheat is looking good across Indiana, especially if you compare it to the rest of the country. “Wheat this year has been ahead of schedule,” explains Purdue Extension Small Grains Specialist Shaun Casteel. “We have had

  • New Transportation Bill Could Let Farmers Haul More Grain With Fewer Trucks—And Save Thousands
    by C.J. Miller on May 27, 2026 at 10:15 pm

    As Congress begins debating a sweeping new transportation package that could shape U.S. infrastructure policy for years to come, farm groups are pressing lawmakers to embrace a long-sought change they say would lower costs for farmers, reduce

  • Trump Trade Chief Signals Permanent Tariffs as US Farmers Face Billions in Losses
    by C.J. Miller on May 27, 2026 at 10:10 pm

    As the Trump administration moves to rewrite North America’s trade rules and deepen its confrontation with China, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is signaling that tariffs are no longer a temporary negotiating tactic but a permanent feature

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