Hoosier Ag Today

“I hope China will quickly quadruple its soybean orders,” wrote President Trump in a post on his Truth Social platform last weekend. But, will his strong public push actually work as he and his administration work to

America’s farmland values have remained remarkably stable through mid-2025, according to the Farmers National Company. The resilience is mainly driven by simple supply and demand; there are more motivated buyers than willing sellers. While producers remain the

The National Corn Growers Association is intensifying its call for action from Congress and the administration after the USDA’s WASDE report projected a 16.7-billion-bushel corn crop this year. That further threatens the livelihood of farmers already facing

The National FFA Organization, a nationally recognized school-based student leadership development organization, announced that its new membership number reflects more than one million FFA members nationwide.  Membership reached 1,042,245 this year with a total of 9,407 chapters.

President Trump says ongoing trade talks with China could sharply boost its orders for U.S. soybeans. That was after Beijing failed to meet its commitments to buy U.S. farm goods during Trump’s first term. Trump wrote on

Three women have received the distinguished Purdue Extension Women in Agriculture award, presented annually at the Indiana State Fair. Those honored are deemed to be leaders in Indiana agriculture and they also advocate for women in agriculture.

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