Hoosier Ag Today

6 straight days of dry weather should get combines back in the field in a big way. That’s what HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin is calling for in his Seed Genetics Direct Harvest Weather Forecast. Martin says

  Representative Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN-5th) controversial anti-checkoff amendment to the Ag Appropriations Bill failed before the full House late Wednesday. Before the vote, defended her amendment proposal on the House Floor late Tuesday night. “So, if you

A continued lack of moisture across Indiana has now led 85 percent of the state to be under a moderate drought. Overall, 98 percent of the state is experiencing dry conditions according to the latest U.S. Drought

5.5 million acres are enrolled and 2,000 farmers are participating in what Indigo Ag is calling “The Dawn of a New Harvest”. A new kind of crop is here — carbon. Indigo Ag has issued 133,000 carbon

  According to the latest USDA crop progress report, seven percent of both Indiana’s corn and soybean crops are already harvested—with reports of some impressive yields so far this harvest season. “Early soybeans yields are record-setting, so

The U.S. House has voted down Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN-5th) amendment to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 — the legislation that funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture

According to a recent survey by Indiana Farm Bureau (INFB) of its members, 35 percent of those 65 and older who responded say they did not have a succession plan for their farm or business. In addition,

The American Soybean Association, representing half a million U.S. soy farmers, vehemently opposes Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN) amendment to the House agriculture appropriations bill that unduly attacks commodity checkoff programs. Checkoffs are industry-led organizations that exist to

Giving opportunities to kids to raise dairy cattle who otherwise don’t live on a farm is the goal of the Indiana 4-H Dairy Leasing Program, which is set up through Purdue Extension—4-H Youth Development. That’s why one

The National Corn Growers Association pushed back against commentary made by a science advisory board with the Environmental Protection Agency. The Board questioned the effectiveness of ethanol in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. “There is no shortage of