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New dietary guidelines have been released by USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) marking what the agencies call a significant reset of federal nutrition policy. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S.

A bill at the Indiana Statehouse that aims to make kids healthier is sparking debate about ultraprocessed foods and where pork fits into that definition. Marion County Republican Julie McGuire has introduced House Bill 1137, which states

UPDATE ON JAN. 6 AT 7:30 P.M. Congressman Jim Baird is out of the hospital after being involved in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning. According to a social media post from Baird’s son Beau, the 4th District

 The Indiana State Fair Commission will soon have a new Executive Director at the helm. “I started [at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center] as a 19-year-old college intern with no real connection to the

As farmers enter another year of production trying to make it better than a breakeven operation, be sure to take a hard look at that cost of production. “Producers don’t have a lot of levers, but they’ve

 Farmer sentiment weakened slightly in December as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index dropped just 3 points in December to a reading of 136. Weakness in the barometer was attributable to a modest decline in producers’

USDA says exports of corn and wheat remain well ahead of year-earlier levels, while soybeans lag behind last year’s pace through the week of December 18. Corn exports from the start of the marketing year on September

U.S. farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it. Investigate Midwest said it’s the largest gap farmers have seen between income and expenses

USDA released details about how much row crop farmers will receive this year from the Trump administration’s $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance program. However, U.S. soybean producers say the payments won’t help farmers hurt by low crop

As the smell of freshly-cooked bacon fills the halls of the Indiana Statehouse, members of the Indiana Soybean Alliance Membership & Policy Committee (M&P) and the Indiana Corn Growers Association (ICGA) plan to entice lawmakers in the