Author: Kevin

While cold, soggy fields are keeping many northern Indiana farmers on the sidelines this spring, growers in the southern part of the state are already racing ahead. One Hoosier farmer is now closing in on the finish

Tools like automated guidance, yield monitors, grid soil sampling, section control, and variable rate application are widely seen as a path toward more efficient, more profitable farming. Yet farmers often struggle to identify exactly what financial return

President Donald Trump’s plan for a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could make an already unprecedented crisis worse in one of the world’s biggest energy-producing regions. Bloomberg said the narrow waterway is seeing transits totaling

The National FFA Organization announced that members, alumni, and supporters raised more than $1.6 million during this year’s Give FFA Day, held February 26. All 52 state associations participated, with thousands of individual donations highlighting the nationwide

The Trump administration is proposing a nearly 20 percent cut to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s discretionary budget for fiscal year 2027, outlining a sweeping plan to shrink the agency’s footprint while redirecting resources toward what it

Kentucky lawmakers have enacted a new law aimed at protecting pesticide manufacturers from a growing wave of lawsuits, overriding a veto from Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and reinforcing a broader push to align state rules with federal

A federal trade court on Friday pressed the Trump administration over the legal footing of President Trump’s 10 percent tariffs on most imports, raising doubts about whether a decades-old statute can justify one of the central pillars

Rising costs and stalled policy priorities are adding new pressure on America’s farmers this planting season. Producers continue to face elevated input expenses, with fertilizer costs remaining a key concern despite some moderation in other areas. At

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday raised its forecast for domestic wheat stockpiles while leaving corn and soybean outlooks largely unchanged, underscoring ample global supplies and steady demand trends heading into the next marketing year. In

John Deere says it is rolling out new tools and software updates aimed at keeping farmers’ equipment running during critical periods of the growing season, following recent guidance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allows