Author: Kevin

Inside the bustling arena at the Indiana FFA State Convention, surrounded by a sea of students wearing blue corduroy jackets with gold lettering, Duane Huge moves with the quiet confidence of a man who spent nearly four

In an unprecedented move that may escalate trade tensions across North America, President Trump signed three proclamations imposing a 50% tariff on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, targeting products ranging from dairy products to wine

  County fair season is well underway, and 4-Hers across Indiana are showing off their projects, and not just their livestock. 13-year-old Tippecanoe County 4-Her Audrey Spray stepped away from rinsing one of her family’s 11 pigs

A convergence of partisan gridlock, procedural obstacles, and an sudden political vacuum in the Senate has all but shattered GOP hopes of passing a long-overdue farm bill before Congress adjourns for its August recess. With only two

In a rare show of bipartisan alignment on rural infrastructure, Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) have introduced legislation aimed at expanding high-speed internet access across agricultural heartlands by untangling small telecommunications companies from costly

As livestock producers navigate the tightest national cattle inventory in decades, USDA is deploying a massive half-a-billion-dollar backstop to keep the nation’s independent meatpacking sector from crumbling under the pressure. The newly unveiled Strengthening Processing for U.S.

For the past four months, Indiana drivers have operated in an economic anomaly. While international conflict and blockaded supply lines sent energy costs soaring across the United States, gas stations across the Hoosier State showcased prices that

Mid-July in the Indiana is traditionally a time of anxious waiting as row crops enter their critical reproductive stages. This year, the stakes feel even higher for Hoosier producers, who are managing a highly variable crop that

There is a distinct, comforting rhythm to a mid-summer Saturday morning in Indiana. Long before the July sun fully burns away the low-hanging dew from the cornfields, tailgate hinges are creaking open in town squares and parking

Purdue Extension, Purdue Pesticide Programs, and the Office of the Indiana State Chemist are working together to help Indiana pesticide applicators use crop protection products safely, effectively, and responsibly. “We regulate feed, seed, fertilizer, pesticides, hemp and