Hoosier Ag Today

  After a damp weekend, we should put together a much drier outlook for a large part of the Eastern Corn Belt. Over the weekend we do see a little bit of moisture trying to work through.

Beneath the dark, freshly turned soil of Midwestern cornfields, a quiet but consequential process is unfolding—one that farmers rarely see but closely monitor for signs of success or trouble ahead. Agronomists say the stretch between planting and

Framing agriculture as a frontline issue of national security, Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) has introduced legislation that would formalize and expand coordination between the Department of War and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, aiming to shield the

State and local officials recently broke ground on a $47 million expansion of Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.’s operations at the Ports of Indiana–Mount Vernon, a project expected to reshape how soybeans move from Hoosier farms to

As economic pressures ripple through the farm economy, many producers are confronting a difficult reality: growing crops is no longer enough. With tighter margins, elevated borrowing costs and persistent uncertainty shaping the outlook for 2026, the ability to

That planting window appears to only be opening halfway, meaning only half of Indiana will see favorable conditions in this week’s Beacon Credit Union Planting Weather Forecast. Hoosier Ag Today Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin is calling for

 As engines prepare to roar to life at the Indianapolis 500 this Sunday, one of the race’s most enduring traditions — a bottle of cold milk in Victory Circle — remains as much a part of

  Rookie drivers for this year’s Indianapolis 500 were celebrated Wednesday at the track, and there’s yet another tradition unfolding in the month of May. “So, it’s funny, at the Rookie Celebration, we always debut and people

Janis E. Highley, an Indiana agricultural leader whose career carried her from Indiana Farm Bureau county meetings to the upper ranks of statewide advocacy, died Tuesday, May 19, 2026. She was 57. Highley, of Warren, Indiana, built

The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled an expansive plan to accelerate domestic fertilizer production, casting the effort as both an economic imperative for American farmers and a strategic response to global instability that has disrupted agricultural supply