Author: Kevin

Every year, crops worth billions are left unharvested—not because of weather or pests—but because there aren’t enough workers to pick them. The problem? A severe shortage of farm labor, especially seasonal workers. According to Duane Simpson, the

New rules have been rolled out by EPA to prevent sudden speed and power losses in diesel-powered trucks and farm equipment caused by Diesel Exhaust Fluid system failures—also known as DEF. “This was one of the top

The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Crop Production reports released on Tuesday say the 2025-2026 U.S. corn outlook shows sharply higher supplies, greater domestic use and exports, plus larger ending stocks. Corn production

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday extending a deadline for higher tariffs on Chinese imports until November. Officials from the U.S. and China first ended tariff tit-for-tat in May after duty rates on both

Ahead of last weekend’s Grand Drive at the Indiana State Fair, three leaders in Indiana’s livestock industry were inducted into the Indiana Livestock Breeders Association Hall of Fame. Dr. Ron Lemenager, a fourth-generation beef producer and longtime

AgriNovus Indiana has announced that Christy Wright will be its next president and CEO, effective August 18. Wright brings 15 years of leadership in food and agriculture, having most recently served as the director of Global Food

A trade deal with Japan is one of the recent trade agreements that the Trump administration has finalized. Some ag leaders are saying that this new deal with Japan creates a more level playing-field for U.S. trade.

After several delays, the world’s first sustainable aviation fuel factory will start operating before the end of 2025. Bloomberg said the factory, owned by LanzaJet, Inc., will make green jet fuel from ethanol. The $200 million facility,