Hoosier Ag Today

  Each year, a team of Purdue students put on Ag Week on the West Lafayette campus. It’s an annual celebration of agriculture that brings together students and industry professionals to learn, network, and have fun. On

Just days after Indiana drivers began paying higher taxes on gasoline, Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday declared a temporary suspension of part of the state’s fuel tax, framing the move as urgent relief for residents grappling with

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a nationwide initiative to help farmers adopt new technologies with greater confidence amid ongoing economic pressures. Announced by Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics Scott Hutchins, the National Proving Grounds

U.S. corn farmers are growing increasingly concerned about fertilizer affordability and availability, with worries extending beyond the current planting season. That’s according to new survey results released by the National Corn Growers Association. Surveys conducted in late

More than 50 state agricultural groups and eight national farm organizations are pressing federal trade officials to lift tariffs on imported phosphate fertilizers, arguing the policy is worsening already strained economic conditions across U.S. agriculture. In a

U.S. farmers grew modestly more optimistic in March, buoyed by stronger expectations for the future even as high costs and lingering uncertainty continue to weigh on the sector, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy

Corn and soybean growers know this all too well—if you lose the battle to broadleaf weeds early, you’re giving up yield and profit before the crop even has a chance. The good news? There are powerful herbicide

Farm country is getting some clarity on how major policy changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will roll out this season. USDA says the 30 million new base acres authorized under the legislation won’t be

A five-year review of countervailing duties on phosphate imports from Morocco and Russia is underway. Fertilizer producers Mosaic and Simplot say they’re in favor of keeping the duties in place. The tariffs range from 16.6 percent to

Deere & Company has reached a settlement in a class-action antitrust lawsuit tied to its farm equipment repair practices, resolving claims that the company restricted access to critical repair tools and services. The litigation centered on allegations