Hoosier Ag Today

An emerging soybean disease in the Midwest is requiring growers to be more vigilant when scouting. “Red Crown Rot is here,” says Purdue crop pathologist Dr. Darcy Telenko on the latest Purdue Crop Chat. Unfortunately, there’s nothing

President Trump on Wednesday cast doubt on the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the North American trade pact that governs more than $2 trillion in annual commerce and serves as a cornerstone of U.S. agricultural

Now that planting is in the rearview mirror, disease and weed management take center stage for Indiana farmers. Plant disease was the topic on the Purdue Crop Chat Podcast. “Does it stay wet and cool or is

Weeks of relentless rain and repeated rounds of flooding are raising concerns across Hoosier farm country, where saturated fields, standing water and delayed fieldwork are threatening crop prospects for Indiana’s corn and soybean producers. For many farmers,

 As global corn markets become increasingly competitive, new research from Purdue University suggests that American corn farmers face a growing challenge from Brazil, where a unique production system is helping producers maintain a cost advantage despite

A destructive, flesh-eating parasite has breached the United States southern border for the first time in six decades, prompting an aggressive federal response and sounding alarms across the American livestock sector. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The discovery of additional New World screwworm cases in Texas and the first confirmed infection in neighboring New Mexico has intensified a public dispute between Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins over how

As grocery costs continue to strain household budgets, researchers found that tariff reductions under North American trade agreements have generated significant savings for consumers. A new study from Purdue University suggests free trade with Canada and Mexico

As federal and state officials intensify efforts to contain an outbreak of New World screwworm in Texas, Canada has temporarily halted imports of livestock from the state, injecting new uncertainty into a North American cattle industry already

Markets for crop protection products are poised for steady growth through the end of the decade as farmers around the world contend with rising food demand, increasingly aggressive pest pressures and shrinking opportunities to expand farmland, according