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  • Pressure Mounts on Congress to Deliver Relief for Farmers
    by Greg Allen on March 24, 2026 at 5:22 pm

    Farmers across the country are facing mounting pressure as severe weather, rising input costs, and global uncertainty tighten margins and test resilience. “Farmers value progress made last year to provide tax relief and enhance farm risk management

  • Largest Animal Health Emergency in US History Continues as HPAI Hits Indiana Hard
    by Eric Pfeiffer on March 24, 2026 at 1:11 am

    Since the beginning of March, highly pathogenic avian influenza has claimed over 350,000 birds in Indiana. “We’re asking all of our producer partners, whether it’s layers or broilers or turkey or dairy or any other adjacent production

  • Shock Report: Farmers Now Get Less Than 6¢ Per Food Dollar—Where Is the Rest Going?
    by Hoosier Ag Today on March 23, 2026 at 11:34 pm

    The portion of Americans’ food spending that reaches farmers and ranchers declined again last year, underscoring the growing dominance of processing, transportation and retail costs in the modern food system, according to new federal data. A newly-released

  • Farm Crisis Deepens: 60+ Ag Groups Push Trump Administration to Revoke Phosphate Fertilizer Duties
    by Hoosier Ag Today on March 23, 2026 at 11:19 pm

    A coalition of more than 50 state agricultural organizations and eight national farm groups is urging the Commerce Department to eliminate tariffs on imported phosphate fertilizers, arguing the levies are creating additional financial strain across the U.S.

  • Rethinking Nitrogen: Microbes Step In Where Fertilizer Falls Short
    by Greg Allen on March 23, 2026 at 4:58 pm

    Azotic Technologies is spotlighting a new approach to crop nutrition that works from the inside out. Unlike traditional nitrogen fertilizers applied to the soil, Azotic’s products use naturally occurring bacteria that live within plant cells. According to

  • Trump to Congress: ‘Pass the Farm Bill Now!’
    by C.J. Miller on March 23, 2026 at 12:23 am

    President Donald Trump is pressuring Congress to pass a long-stalled farm bill, publicly urging lawmakers to act as divisions persist between the House and Senate over key provisions of the sweeping legislation. “CONGRESS, PASS THE FARM BILL,

  • More Than an Algorithm: SeedIQ Combines AI with the Brainpower of Beck’s Agronomists
    by Eric Pfeiffer on March 22, 2026 at 11:26 pm

    Beck’s Hybrids is known for their innovation and extensive research. Eric Pfeiffer reports now on a new tool that allows you to access to that research at your fingertips. Through programs like their Practical Farm Research, Root

  • Corn Farmers Face Rising Costs as Global Tensions Disrupt Supply
    by Greg Allen on March 20, 2026 at 4:12 pm

    Corn growers are facing renewed financial pressure just as planting season begins, with global tensions now adding to an already difficult outlook. For several years, farmers have struggled with high input costs, from seed to fuel, while

  • ALP Class 22 Revealed: How AgrIInstitute Is Powering Indiana’s Next Wave of Ag Leaders
    by C.J. Miller on March 20, 2026 at 3:52 pm

    A select group of farmers, agribusiness professionals and rural leaders has been chosen for the latest class of a flagship leadership program aimed at shaping the future of agriculture in Indiana. AgrIInstitute announced this week the members

  • Stuck at Sea: Critical Fertilizer Supplies in Limbo Due to US-Iran Conflict
    by C.J. Miller on March 20, 2026 at 1:20 am

    With fertilizer prices surging, President Trump temporarily waived the Jones Act this week to fast-track critical supplies to America’s farmers just as planting season begins. One ag leader says the move could bring some relief to farmers—but

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