Hoosier Ag Today

Recent concerns over the rise in beef prices for consumers have led to questions about the current state of the U.S. meatpacking industry. The four largest companies currently handle 85 percent of all steer and heifer purchases

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Hoosier Ag Today during her recent visit to Indiana that the reported $10-$15 billion plan to aid farmers impacted by the China trade standoff would have to be worked out once the

USDA is launching a major disaster-relief effort under its Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP), deploying approximately $21 billion in aid to farmers affected by adverse weather events in 2023 and 2024. This funding addresses a variety of losses in

The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday released a new proposed definition of “waters of the United States,” marking the latest shift in federal water policy after the Supreme Court’s narrowing

The compromise reached last week to reopen the government did more than just that. It also provided full-year funding for nearly all of USDA. “With the exception of the Forest Service, all of our farm facing programs:

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) hosted their Strategic Planning Conference last week in Indianapolis. During the conference, one of Indiana’s farmers was named to lead the organization’s committee that connects livestock producers with grain producers. “I’m

Cargill is planning a $17.5 million expansion project at its grain marketing facility near Linden in Montgomery County. Once completed, the expansion is projected to increase capacity at the facility by 10 million bushels per year. According

In the first set of government estimates since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, USDA’s much-anticipated World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) Report had a bearish impact across the board in the grain markets, sending corn

Indiana native Ted McKinney has been serving as an ag leader for many years. During President Trump’s first term, McKinney served as USDA’s Undersecretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Because of his leadership, he’s

State health officials are now reporting that 41 commercial poultry farms in northern Indiana with a total of 539,810 birds have been impacted by the virus known as bird flu since Oct. 9. All of the cases