Hoosier Ag Today

A major federal push to ramp up U.S. fertilizer production promises relief for farmers squeezed by high costs—but one expert says it may be targeting the wrong problems. U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and other Trump administration

The state of Indiana is getting a new charter school focused on agriculture and technology education. The bad news:  The Southwest Parke Community School board voted to shut down Montezuma Elementary as a cost-saving measure due to

For 35 years, a little-known federal program rooted in the farm fields of the Midwest has quietly helped thousands of Americans defy one of agriculture’s harshest realities: injury. Now, that effort is drawing national recognition. The U.S.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is moving to shine a brighter light on one of agriculture’s most persistent — and often unspoken — challenges: mental health. U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have introduced

Agbioscience careers are getting a closer look from Indiana college students thanks to a program from AgriNovus Indiana called Field Atlas. The career exploration platform is designed to connect students with real-world opportunities in Indiana’s growing agbioscience

Indiana’s agricultural community is mourning the loss of one of its most recognizable and fast-rising leaders. Janis Highley, second vice president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, died May 19 at the age of 57. A Huntington County

Indiana animal health officials are responding to three new detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI, in northern Indiana commercial egg layer operations. According to the latest update released May 25, the affected flocks include two

Low water levels on the Mississippi River are increasing transportation costs for American farmers as drought conditions continue to disrupt barge traffic along one of the nation’s most important agricultural shipping routes. According to the Associated Press,

China has suspended beef imports from three Brazilian meatpacking plants after detecting synthetic veterinary hormones in cattle, according to a report by Globo Rural and confirmed by Reuters. The affected plants are operated by JBS, Prima Foods

Farmers for Soil Health has opened enrollment for its 2026 cover crop incentive program, offering higher payments and shorter contract terms aimed at encouraging broader participation among row-crop producers. The farmer-led initiative said enrollment will remain open