- Trump’s Emergency Move: 60-Day Shipping Waiver Aims to Slash Fertilizer and Fuel Costs Before Planting Crunchby C.J. Miller on March 18, 2026 at 8:20 pm
President Trump on Wednesday temporarily set aside a century-old shipping restriction in a bid to ease surging energy and fertilizer costs — a move that ag leaders say could deliver critical relief to American farmers just weeks
- ‘Last Offer Rejected’ — BP Refinery in Lake County Moves to Lock Out Union Workersby Alex Brown - Inside INdiana Business on March 18, 2026 at 8:10 pm
Negotiations between BP and the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 over a new contract for more than 800 union workers at the Whiting Refinery in Lake County have reached a critical point. The oil giant announced that it
- Keystone Cooperative to Distribute $38.4M in Special Equity to Farmer-Membersby Hoosier Ag Today on March 18, 2026 at 8:05 pm
Keystone Cooperative said it will return $38.4 million to its farmer-members through a one-time equity redemption, a move the company described as a significant financial boost for producers facing mounting economic pressure. The Indiana-based cooperative said the
- Gov. Braun Unveils $1B Plan to Create 100K Jobs and Make Indiana an Ag Technology Giantby C.J. Miller on March 17, 2026 at 7:20 pm
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday announced a sweeping $1 billion initiative aimed at transforming the state into a national hub for agriculture and life sciences, with an ambitious goal of creating 100,000 high-wage jobs over the
- National Ag Week: Celebrating the Hoosier Farmers Feeding McDonald’s—and Your Familyby C.J. Miller on March 17, 2026 at 7:15 pm
As National Agriculture Week unfolds, McDonald’s of Greater Indiana is turning the spotlight on Hoosier farmers, celebrating the people behind every meal. “It’s pretty obvious that we’re not going to be able to do what we could
- Growing Together: Indiana FFA’s Unified Contests Bridge the Gap for Students of All Abilitiesby Sophia Shannon on March 17, 2026 at 7:10 pm
Indiana FFA works to create eye opening experiences for not only ag teachers but FFA members with the introduction of Unified Career Development Event contests. Amanda Mullins, Indiana FFA Assistant Director for Career & Leadership Development, shared,
- Deadlier Than Ever: Purdue Study Warns of Rising Fatalities in Grain Dust Blastsby Hoosier Ag Today on March 17, 2026 at 7:05 pm
A series of grain dust explosions across the United States last year left more people dead and injured than the year before, even as the total number of incidents declined — a troubling trend that safety experts
- Legendary Farm Broadcaster Orion Samuelson Dies at 91—The Trusted Voice Farmers Relied on for 60 Yearsby C.J. Miller on March 17, 2026 at 1:10 am
Orion Samuelson was a voice that was familiar to Midwestern farmers for 60 years. Many farmers relied on his farm reports on WGN-AM and WGN-TV based in Chicago to make their decisions regarding when to plant, harvest,
- More Than Just Food and Fuel: The New Wave of Soybean Innovationby Eric Pfeiffer on March 16, 2026 at 11:54 pm
Ag leaders are looking for every possible way to boost the bottom line for farmers, including some that aren’t obvious. This is where your checkoff dollars are being put to work. Much coverage has been given to
- New Planting Technology Aims to Cut Fertilizer Useby Greg Allen on March 16, 2026 at 8:15 pm
Two new planting technologies from John Deere aim to give farmers more precision in the furrow and better control over input costs. One of the latest innovations from John Deere is called FurrowVision. According to Kyle Barry










