Hoosier Ag Today

The visit was brief, but its implications could stretch across Indiana and the Midwest for decades. When Stephen Vaden stepped off a plane in Indianapolis last Thursday, he wasn’t just touring office space—he was advancing a sweeping

  Planting progress continues to wow across the state, and now parts of northern Indiana are joining in the fun. Indiana corn and soybean planting numbers are identical in this week’s USDA Crop Progress Report. 67% of

The United Soybean Board has launched the Soy Farmer Support Hub, a new online resource designed to help farmers access practical, research-backed tools for day-to-day challenges on the farm. Available through the Soy Checkoff, the hub organizes

Mung Chiang, the president of Purdue University, will step down at the end of June to become the next president of Northwestern University, university officials announced Monday. Chiang, who has served as Purdue’s president since January 2023,

The Trump administration expects China to commit to purchasing “double-digit billions” of American agricultural products annually in the coming years, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Friday, offering a potentially significant lifeline to American farmers battered by

A federal judge in California has allowed the Trump administration’s revised wage framework for temporary agricultural workers to remain in effect, rejecting a union-backed effort to halt a rule that farm groups say will reshape labor costs

As Indiana farmers watch the calendar push deeper into May, a familiar anxiety is setting in: whether a delayed planting season will force difficult compromises on corn yield. Unpredictable spring weather has long complicated planting decisions across

BASF and Nutrien are teaming up in a new strategic collaboration aimed at helping farmers get more value from sustainable farming practices. Under the agreement, Nutrien agronomists will work one-on-one with growers to identify practical sustainability practices

Scattered moisture will be working its way through our region this weekend and the first half of this upcoming week. The Saturday-Sunday timeframe puts together a general “light” precipitation outlook. Saturday showers and thunderstorms are going to

  Indianapolis-based Corteva made a big announcement earlier this week about where their new headquarters will be once they split by year’s end. “It’s such an important win, Eric, and it’s really exciting,” says Christy Wright, President