The U.S. House passed a five-year reauthorization of USDA’s grain inspection program on Monday. The bipartisan United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act includes some updates to the existing law, which expires Sept. 30, that are aimed in part at
Read moreIf you’re an Indiana egg producer or a representative of an Indiana egg producer—then, you may want to consider serving on the American Egg Board. It’s the U.S. egg industry’s national commodity marketing organization. Their mission is
Read morePresident Trump has signed an executive order to implement a trade agreement with Japan that is expected to increase U.S. agricultural sales by $8 billion a year. Spelling out agricultural trade, the order stated, “Specifically, the government
Read moreCalifornia lawmakers voted last week to allow the sale of E15, a higher-ethanol gasoline blend that could help bring down fuel prices in the Golden State. California had been the only U.S. state that did not allow
Read moreThis summer, youth 4-H leaders across Indiana united in a powerful effort to fight hunger in their local communities—collecting a record-breaking 233,500 pounds of food for 70 food banks statewide during their county fairs. As part of
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Corn producers have been facing a number of different disease pressures over the past several years, and before this year, it’s mainly been Tar Spot. “Tar spot wasn’t the story this year. It was Southern Rust, which
Read moreTwo Indiana farmers are among the five members appointed this week by Indiana Governor Mike Braun to serve on a new commission to recommend how Indiana could redraw its state lines to include counties from Illinois. The
Read moreThe USDA’s Economic Research Service says net cash farm income, defined as gross cash income minus cash expenses, is forecast to increase by $36.5 billion, or 25 percent, from 2024 to $180.7 billion in 2025 inflation-adjusted dollars.
Read moreYou’ve been hearing us talk about raising the value of America’s ag and food products by creating new trade relationships around the world. That’s one reason why one ag leader is in Africa this week to advocate
Read moreThe USDA extended the public comment period for its controversial reorganization plan to September 30. Politico says that doubles the length of time provided for input on an initiative that has drawn criticism from both Democrats and Republicans
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