- Haze, Hogs, and Harvest: An East Central Indiana Crop Progress Updateby Eric Pfeiffer on July 24, 2026 at 1:20 am
Monday’s USDA Crop Progress report rates 64% of Indiana corn and 63% of Hoosier soybeans in good to excellent condition. Farmer Matthew Chapman provides Hoosier Ag Today with a Crop Update from Henry County in East Central
- House Passes $12 Billion Farm Aid Package, But Senate Roadblocks Lie Aheadby C.J. Miller on July 24, 2026 at 1:15 am
America’s farm families are staring down the barrel of a deepening economic crisis, prompting the U.S. House of Representatives to narrowly approve a $95 billion budget reconciliation package containing $12 billion in emergency agricultural assistance. The legislation,
- Hoosier Fields, Cleaner Streams: Indiana Conservation Partnership Unveils Record-Breaking 2025 Impactby C.J. Miller on July 24, 2026 at 1:10 am
Change on a working farm rarely happens overnight, but the numbers coming out of the Hoosier State prove that when Indiana producers commit to the land, the results are monumental. The Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) released its
- Trump’s Trade Chief Defends Tariff Strategy on Capitol Hill, Points to Shrinking Ag Deficitby C.J. Miller on July 24, 2026 at 1:05 am
Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer pushed back against congressional critics this week, defending the Trump administration’s aggressive use of tariffs and trade agreements as a necessary economic reset. For the Midwest
- MPS Egg Farms Celebrates Grand Opening of the Strauss Feed Mill in Wabash Countyby C.J. Miller on July 22, 2026 at 10:25 pm
For six generations, the Strauss family name has been synonymous with hard work, innovation, and deep roots in Wabash County agriculture. That legacy reached a monumental new chapter yesterday with the official grand opening of the brand-new
- Rollins Urges Congress to Pass $11.1B Emergency Farm Aid as Input Costs and Market Strains Mountby C.J. Miller on July 22, 2026 at 10:20 pm
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins addressed a tense Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, delivering a blunt assessment of the American farm economy: producers are weathering a “unique storm” of high input costs, soft commodity prices, and market
- AFBF Report: Why It Now Costs Nearly $936 an Acre to Grow Corn in the USby C.J. Miller on July 22, 2026 at 10:10 pm
The economic shockwaves radiating from a tense Middle East are quietly rewriting the math of American agriculture, driving up the cost of growing the nation’s food and raising fresh alarms in Washington over national and food security.
- Groundbreaking Ag Tech: 12 Startups Selected for 2026 AgriNovus Indiana’s Velocity Acceleratorby C.J. Miller on July 22, 2026 at 10:05 pm
Hoosier agriculture is getting a heavy dose of high-tech firepower. AgriNovus Indiana has officially named the 12 startup companies selected for its newly restructured 2026 Velocity accelerator program—and if even a fraction of these technologies hit the
- Navigating Tough Economic Times: INFB to Host Farm Business & Diversification Eventby Eric Pfeiffer on July 22, 2026 at 12:49 am
Registration is now open for Indiana Farm Bureau’s newest program, the Farm Business and Diversification Conference happening in September. “It’s to help farmers or those in agriculture through these tough economic times—to help with diversification and other
- Retired Ag Teachers Establish ‘Indiana Teach Ag Fund’ to Support Current Ag Educatorsby C.J. Miller on July 21, 2026 at 9:15 pm
Inside the bustling arena at the Indiana FFA State Convention, surrounded by a sea of students wearing blue corduroy jackets with gold lettering, Duane Huge moves with the quiet confidence of a man who spent nearly four








