Hoosier Ag Today

 The nation’s worsening farm economy took center stage on Capitol Hill on Thursday as a House Agriculture Committee hearing descended into a sharp and personal confrontation between U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Rep. Angie Craig,

A newly formed organization is working to give Indiana’s growing spray drone industry a stronger voice. The Indiana Spray Drone Association was created to help ensure aerial application by drone grows safely, professionally, and responsibly across the

The discovery of a flesh-eating parasite in a South Texas calf has ended a six-decade run without New World screwworm in the United States, triggering an aggressive federal response and raising fresh questions for cattle producers hundreds

The global agricultural landscape was jarred this week as federal officials confirmed the presence of the New World screwworm in a domestic livestock herd for the first time in over half a century. The development has injected

As farmers across the Midwest grapple with low commodity prices, volatile weather and persistent uncertainty in global markets, agricultural leaders are increasingly focused on a different deadline looming this summer: the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The

June marks the opening of two important opportunities to celebrate Indiana agriculture. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is now accepting entries for its annual Agriculture Photo Contest through June 30th. According to Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith,

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed its first case of New World screwworm in decades, a development livestock officials have feared for months as the destructive flesh-eating parasite advanced steadily north through Mexico toward the U.S.

Approximately 2,600 D.C.-based USDA jobs will move out of The Beltway and into Kansas City, Raleigh, Fort Collins, Salt Lake City, and Indianapolis very soon. It’s already been announced that SNAP will call Indy home, but when

As Indiana farmers move toward the finish line of another busy planting season, the Purdue Farm Stress team reminds producers to pay attention not only to their crops, but also to their mental health. Long hours, weather

At a time when farmers face volatile commodity markets, rising costs and mounting pressure to adapt, two Harrison County farm families will open their operations to share what has helped them remain profitable and resilient. The Purdue