- Grain Markets ‘Tame’ Following Prospective Plantings Reportby Eric Pfeiffer on April 1, 2025 at 1:20 am
USDA put out their Prospective Plantings report on Monday. The acreage estimates were based primarily on farmer surveys conducted the first two weeks of March. The data shows USDA is estimating 2025 corn acres at 95.326 million
- Indiana Farmers Intend to Plant More Soybeans Than Corn Once Again in ’25by USDA Communications on April 1, 2025 at 1:15 am
Indiana farmers intend to plant more corn and fewer soybeans compared to last year, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Acres intended for corn in Indiana are 5.40 million acres, up 4
- Basting: Trump’s Tariff Tactics Creating ‘Volatility’ in the Commodity Marketsby C.J. Miller on April 1, 2025 at 1:10 am
April 2nd is the day that President Trump says he’s imposing a number of new tariffs across the board on our major trading partners. However, neither Trump nor his administration have given specific details on those new
- ARC, PLC Deadline is April 15by USDA Communications on April 1, 2025 at 1:05 am
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net
- Purdue Students Create Soy Snack in First Food Competition from Indiana Soy Checkoffby Eric Pfeiffer on March 31, 2025 at 12:20 am
For the Indiana Soybean Alliance, it’s all about moving that pile of soybeans. The Student Soybean Innovation Competition at Purdue has been working to create new uses for soybeans for the past 31 years. This year’s event
- Jackie Bowman Ponder of Greenwood Elected to NPPC Boardby C.J. Miller on March 31, 2025 at 12:15 am
Jackie Bowman Ponder from Greenwood, Indiana, has recently been elected to the board of directors of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). Jackie is co-owner and Chief Legal Officer of Bowman Family Holdings, Inc., which is based
- Nutrien Ag Solutions Officially Opens New Innovation Farm Near Champaign, Illinoisby C.J. Miller on March 31, 2025 at 12:10 am
Nutrien Ag Solutions has recently cut the ribbon on its new Innovation Farm facility located near Champaign, Illinois—which is about 45 minutes west of the Indiana border. The facility will host the 16-person onsite team representing differentiated
- Treasury Department No Longer Enforcing Corporate Transparency Act Against U.S. Citizens, Domestic Companiesby C.J. Miller on March 31, 2025 at 12:05 am
You may have heard about the chaos and confusion regarding the Corporate Transparency Act, which could have put many farmers and small business owners in jail or fined them up to $10,000 for failing to comply! Now,
- Lab-grade, Food-grade Film Wins Student Soybean Innovation Competitionby Eric Pfeiffer on March 27, 2025 at 9:24 pm
A self-adhesive, lab-grade and food-grade film called SoyShield earned the $20,000 grand prize in the 31st annual Student Soybean Innovation Competition during the awards ceremony on Wednesday evening at the Purdue Memorial Union. The Student Soybean Innovation
- Predictions for Monday’s USDA Prospective Plantings Reportby Eric Pfeiffer on March 27, 2025 at 9:02 pm
USDA will release their much-anticipated Prospective Plantings report on Monday. Unlike previous acreage predictions, this data comes from farmer surveys. Jim McCormick, co-founder of agmarket.net, believes that report will show farmers intend to plant more corn this