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  • [ January 8, 2026 ] POET Adds Another Stanza Local News
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  • The Sausage Standoff: Defining ‘Ultra-Processed’ in Indiana Schools
    by Eric Pfeiffer on January 8, 2026 at 1:20 am

    A bill at the Indiana Statehouse that aims to make kids healthier is sparking debate about ultraprocessed foods and where pork fits into that definition. Marion County Republican Julie McGuire has introduced House Bill 1137, which states

  • One Night, One Cause: Indiana FFA Needs Your Support at their ‘Blue and Gold Gala’
    by C.J. Miller on January 8, 2026 at 1:15 am

     Show your support for Indiana FFA by attending the “Blue and Gold Gala!” The event is Saturday, February 28th at the Barn At Bay Horse Inn, located at 1468 W. Stones Crossing Road in Greenwood. The evening

  • Biofuel Boom: POET to Expand Shelbyville Plant and Double Ethanol Production
    by C.J. Miller on January 8, 2026 at 1:10 am

    POET has announced it will expand its bioprocessing plant in Shelbyville with plans to double that facility’s bioethanol production by the end of 2027. The expansion will double POET – Shelbyville’s bioethanol production from 98 million gallons

  • Goodbye Ultra-Processed Foods: New Federal Dietary Guidelines Signal Major Reset in US Nutrition Policy
    by Hoosier Ag Today on January 8, 2026 at 1:05 am

    New dietary guidelines have been released by USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) marking what the agencies call a significant reset of federal nutrition policy. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S.

  • UPDATE: Congressman Jim Baird Released from Hospital After Hit-and-Run Crash
    by C.J. Miller on January 7, 2026 at 1:20 am

    UPDATE ON JAN. 6 AT 7:30 P.M. Congressman Jim Baird is out of the hospital after being involved in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning. According to a social media post from Baird’s son Beau, the 4th District

  • Legacy, Leadership, and the Future: Ray Allison Prepares to Lead the Indiana State Fair into Its Next Chapter
    by C.J. Miller on January 7, 2026 at 1:15 am

     The Indiana State Fair Commission will soon have a new Executive Director at the helm. “I started [at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center] as a 19-year-old college intern with no real connection to the

  • Profitability this Year Will Require Difficult Decisions
    by Andy Eubank on January 7, 2026 at 1:10 am

    As farmers enter another year of production trying to make it better than a breakeven operation, be sure to take a hard look at that cost of production. “Producers don’t have a lot of levers, but they’ve

  • Purdue’s Ag Economy Barometer Dips as Trade Uncertainty and Soybean Competition Intensify
    by Hoosier Ag Today on January 7, 2026 at 1:05 am

     Farmer sentiment weakened slightly in December as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index dropped just 3 points in December to a reading of 136. Weakness in the barometer was attributable to a modest decline in producers’

  • Bacon at the Statehouse: A Breakfast Event Aims to Sizzle Farm Policy Talks with Indiana Lawmakers
    by C.J. Miller on January 6, 2026 at 1:20 am

    As the smell of freshly-cooked bacon fills the halls of the Indiana Statehouse, members of the Indiana Soybean Alliance Membership & Policy Committee (M&P) and the Indiana Corn Growers Association (ICGA) plan to entice lawmakers in the

  • $132 an Acre for Rice, $30 for Soybeans? Farmers Question USDA Payment Rates
    by NAFB News Service on January 6, 2026 at 1:15 am

    USDA released details about how much row crop farmers will receive this year from the Trump administration’s $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance program. However, U.S. soybean producers say the payments won’t help farmers hurt by low crop

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