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  • [ January 6, 2026 ] Rogers Named Interim Batesville Schools Superintendent Local News
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  • Profitability this Year Will Require Difficult Decisions
    by Andy Eubank on January 6, 2026 at 8:12 pm

    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

  • Congressman Jim Baird in Stable Condition After Crash, Office Says Full Recovery Expected
    by C.J. Miller on January 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    A hit-and-run crash is what sent Congressman Jim Baird and his wife Danise to the hospital Tuesday morning. That’s according to Baird’s son Beau. “Because this was a hit-and-run, law enforcement is actively investigating and trying to

  • 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

  • Gap Between Farm Costs and Prices Hits Ten-Year-High
    by NAFB News Service on January 6, 2026 at 1:10 am

    U.S. farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it. Investigate Midwest said it’s the largest gap farmers have seen between income and expenses

  • Corn and Wheat Export Pace Ahead of Last Year
    by NAFB News Service on January 6, 2026 at 1:05 am

    USDA says exports of corn and wheat remain well ahead of year-earlier levels, while soybeans lag behind last year’s pace through the week of December 18. Corn exports from the start of the marketing year on September

  • Presley Hampton from Jackson County Crowned Miss Indiana State Fair 2026
    by C.J. Miller on January 5, 2026 at 1:20 am

     When the Indiana State Fair returns this summer, Presley Hampton, Miss Jackson County 2025, will be wearing the crown and sash as Miss Indiana State Fair 2026. Hampton was selected on Sunday among 83 contestants each

  • Seamless Service or Less Competition? Rail Merger Divides Ag Industry
    by Eric Pfeiffer on January 5, 2026 at 1:15 am

    A proposed merger could mean a big change for the U.S. railroad industry. Union Pacific is working to acquire Norfolk Southern, which would create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation

  • A Tale of Two Farm Economies: Why Cattle Producers Thrived While Corn and Soybean Farmers Struggled in 2025
    by C.J. Miller on January 5, 2026 at 1:10 am

    2025 was a ‘Tale of Two Farm Economies’ as cattle producers thrived in 2025, while corn and soybean producers struggled. “On the livestock side things have been pretty good,” says Seth Meyer, former Chief Economist with USDA.

  • Nichols Joins Hoosier Ag Today Board of Directors
    by Hoosier Ag Today on January 5, 2026 at 12:54 am

    The board of directors of Hoosier Ag Today, LLC has welcomed Molly Nichols effective January 1, 2026. Nichols has also been promoted to Vice President of Sales & Affiliate Relations. “Molly is a pleasure to work with,

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  • Rogers Named Interim Batesville Schools Superintendent
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    January 6, 2026
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    January 6, 2026
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