Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)

Conditions Could Lead to Heavy Tar Spot Pressure
Tar spot is back and one expert believes conditions are favorable for heavy tar spot pressure this year. As of Tuesday, the corn disease had been spotted in almost every state in the corn belt. "The o...
Andy Eubank 11h ago

Meet the 5 New Leaders Joining the Indiana FFA Foundation Board of Directors
The newest leaders who have been named to the Indiana FFA Foundation Board of Directors are (from left-to-right): Julia Wickard, Jeanette Merritt, Melissa Rekeweg, Bryan Gregg, and Spencer House. Thei...
C.J. Miller 11h ago

The Fight Against ‘Lawfare’: Trump Administration Seeks to Shield Farmers From Costly Environmental Lawsuits
From left-to-right: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins; Country music star John Rich, USDA’s Special Envoy for American Landowners; and Kelly Loeffler, U.S. Administrator of the Small Bus...
C.J. Miller 11h ago

$500K in New Funding Available for Southwest Indiana Farmers Adopting Conservation Practices
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has announced the launch of a new $500,000 cost-share program aimed at helping farmers in southwest Indiana adopt conservation practices that improve soil h...
C.J. Miller 11h ago

Trump Administration Declines to Renew USMCA, Triggering 10-Year Countdown That Could Reshape Ag Trade
The Trump administration on Wednesday formally declined to renew the landmark U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form, shaking the foundations of North American agricultural trade and...
C.J. Miller Jul 01, 2026

Can Indiana’s Crops Finish Strong?
Indiana’s corn and soybean crops have taken a weather roller coaster ride this growing season, but agronomists say statewide yield potential remains very much alive...although it now depends on ...
Greg Allen Jul 01, 2026

USDA Announces $500M FIELDS Program to Boost US Fertilizer Production
From left-to-right: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Facing a severe ...
C.J. Miller Jul 01, 2026

Bayer’s Glyphosate Trade Petition Sparks Backlash from US Corn and Soybean Farmers
Photo: Adobe Stock Just days after winning a landmark victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, Bayer AG is receiving backlash from America's farmers. On Tuesday, Bayer’s subsidiary, the Monsanto Compa...
C.J. Miller Jul 01, 2026

Crops from Ft. Wayne to Lafayette and Beyond are Uniform and in Good Shape
On a Tuesday drive from Fort Wayne to Lafayette to just past Champaign, Illinois Kent Stickler took a good look at farm fields along the way, and he liked what he saw. Stickler is an Indiana district ...
Andy Eubank Jun 30, 2026

‘A Loose Band-Aid’: Fertilizer Expert Josh Linville Questions Trump’s Tariff Relief as Phosphate Supply Crisis Deepens
Josh Linville, Vice President of Fertilizer with StoneX. Photo courtesy of StoneX. President Trump's emergency executive order temporarily lifting import tariffs on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer was i...
C.J. Miller Jun 30, 2026







