Hoosier Ag Today

Farm Bureau is once again asking the Environmental Protection Agency for changes to the Waters of the U.S. Rule. “Farmers really need to focus on farming, not seeking permits just to accomplish the core tasks that make

White-tailed deer are very important to Indiana woodlands. But in many areas of the state, deer populations have grown far beyond what the land can support. “Through their browsing and what they eat, they can actually reduce

Many provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are set to expire this year. The American Farm Bureau says that adds a big task to the Congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many of

USDA’s attaché office in Buenos Aires is predicting corn exports from Argentina will climb to the third-highest level on record and will surge higher in the 2025-2026 marketing year. Shipments of corn will total 37 million metric

Bayer says it may stop producing glyphosate, the world’s most popular weed killer, unless it can get court protection against lawsuits blaming the herbicide for causing cancer. “Yeah, it’d be hugely detrimental,” says Tommy Butts, Purdue Extension

Two percent of Indiana’s corn crop and three percent of the state’s soybeans have already been planted as of Sunday, April 20, according to USDA. You can count Greg Rowland, who farms near Salem in Washington County,

U.S. farm bankruptcies climbed by 55 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a new report from Bloomberg Law. That same report says farm bankruptcies are trending even higher in 2025, with 82 bankruptcy filings filed

Alex Robertson has recently joined Rural 1st to serve as the company’s Regional Vice President of Sales for Indiana. Robertson will lead the Rural 1st sales team as they help individuals and families across the Hoosier State

Farm labor reform has been a top priority for many Indiana farmers, ag businesses, and farm policy organizations. Hoosier Ag Today recently spoke with Megan VanLiew with Hackman Family Farm Market south of Brownstown in Jackson County.

Planters finally got rolling in parts of Indiana last week. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says that in the 3.7 suitable days for fieldwork last week across the state, farmers were able to plant 2% of Indiana’s