Hoosier Ag Today

National FFA brought the conversation about the future of agriculture to Capitol Hill this past week. During a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., FFA members and industry leaders emphasized the vital role agricultural education and career and

While overall agricultural confined space incidents dropped slightly nationwide in 2025, the toll on farm families and workers remains a stark reminder of the deadly risks hidden inside everyday agricultural structures. According to the newly released 2025

After a year-long, industry-altering closure designed to fend off a devastating livestock parasite, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a coordinated, phased reopening of southern cattle ports of entry. Beginning August 24, 2026, the USDA will

A familiar late-season sight is showing up uncharacteristically early in Midwest cornfields, prompting a rush of aerial applications and raising questions among growers about whether chemical intervention is actually warranted. Dr. Christian Krupke, professor of entomology at

For Indiana’s corn and soybean producers, the horizon of agriculture extends far beyond the edges of the family farm. Every bushel hauled to the elevator, every gallon of high-blend biofuel pumped at the station, and every megawatt

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

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,

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

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

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