- ‘Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer’ Food Drive Challenge Returns to Indiana’s County Fairsby C.J. Miller on May 13, 2025 at 7:13 pm
$5,000 is a significant amount of money—which is how much the top county 4-H clubs in the state will win this county fair season with the fourth-annual “Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer” food drive challenge—supported by
- Planting Progress Variable Around the Stateby Eric Pfeiffer on May 13, 2025 at 1:27 am
45% of Indiana corn is in the ground and 41% of Indiana soybeans are planted. It’s time to go on the Hoosier Ag Today Crop Tour. While those numbers are ahead of the 5-year average pace, this
- USDA Releases May WASDE Reportby NAFB News Service on May 13, 2025 at 12:56 am
The March World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report is calling for a 2025-2026 U.S. corn outlook with record supplies and total use, and higher ending stocks. The corn crop is projected at 15.8 billion bushels, up
- Indiana Crops: 45 Percent of Corn, 41 Percent Soybeans Plantedby C.J. Miller on May 12, 2025 at 8:40 pm
So far this spring, 45 percent of Indiana’s corn and 41 percent of the state’s soybeans have been planted according to USDA. That compares to last week’s report, which showed that 26 percent of corn and 25
- Ag Leaders Respond to US-China Agreement to Temporarily Slash Tariffsby C.J. Miller on May 12, 2025 at 4:06 pm
The U.S. and China have announced a 90-day pause on the recent trade war. A joint statement from the two countries says that the U.S. will reduce reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods to 10% which, combined with a
- USDA Secretary Rollins Halts Mexican Cattle Imports Over New World Screwwormby Hoosier Ag Today on May 12, 2025 at 2:20 am
On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the immediate suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through U.S. ports of entry along the southern border due to the continued and rapid northward spread of
- The Farm Bill Faces an Uncertain Future This Weekby Gary Truitt on May 12, 2025 at 2:15 am
This coming week may prove to be do or die for the Farm Bill, which has been long delayed by partisan bickering, and is now being sliced and diced with the big dollar programs being put into
- Urging EPA to Lessen the Burdens Facing Biofuelsby C.J. Miller on May 11, 2025 at 2:55 pm
Indiana is home to 15 ethanol plants and one biodiesel facility, which purchase and use a lot of corn and soybeans produced by Indiana’s farmers. But, you might not know that our federal government has placed a
- Indiana FFA Foundation Names C.J. Miller and Sarah Correll to Board of Directors, John Nagle Returns as Chairby Eric Pfeiffer on May 9, 2025 at 6:20 pm
The Indiana FFA Foundation has named C.J. Miller with Hoosier Ag Today and Sarah Correll with Ice Miller as two of its newest board members. In addition, John Nagle with Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance is returning to
- Planting Weather Forecast: Rain Chances Midweek Could Slow Progressby Ryan Martin on May 9, 2025 at 6:10 pm
Sunny and dry weather dominate the landscape through this weekend and into early next week in our Planting Weather Forecast presented by Beacon Credit Union. As we move forward, we are going to be seeing a