Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
China Halts Beef Imports from Brazil over Hormones
China has suspended beef imports from three Brazilian meatpacking plants after detecting synthetic veterinary hormones in cattle, according to a report by Globo Rural and confirmed by Reuters. The aff...
May 25, 2026
AgriNovus Program Opens Doors to Indiana Agbioscience Jobs
Agbioscience careers are getting a closer look from Indiana college students thanks to a program from AgriNovus Indiana called Field Atlas. The career exploration platform is designed to connect stude...
May 25, 2026
Kron: Janis Highley Left Indiana Agriculture ‘In a Better Place’
Janis Highley, second vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau, passed away on May 19th at the age of 57. Photo courtesy of Indiana Farm Bureau. Indiana's agricultural community is mourning the loss of o...
May 25, 2026
Trump Tariff Fallout: Indiana Farmers Lost $607M from US-China Trade War
President Trump unveiling his reciprocal tariffs against major U.S. trading partners-including China-during a ceremony at the White House on April 2, 2025. Indiana's farmers and agricultural businesse...
May 24, 2026
Cash Rent Clarity: The High-Stakes Gamble Farmers Take Without Written Lease Agreements
A handshake may still carry weight in rural America, but when it comes to cash renting farmland, agricultural experts say it is increasingly insufficient in a landscape shaped by volatile markets, ris...
May 24, 2026
Can Thune Break the Deadlock? Senate Faces Crunch Time on Farm Bill and Year-Round E15 Legislation
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) Official U.S. Senate photo by Ryan Donnell. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said lawmakers are working to reconcile two cornerstone pieces of agricultural le...
May 24, 2026
Planting Weather Forecast: A Much Drier Outlook
After a damp weekend, we should put together a much drier outlook for a large part of the Eastern Corn Belt. Over the weekend we do see a little bit of moisture trying to work through. A system...
May 22, 2026
What’s Happening Beneath Your Cornfields Right Now Could Make—or Break—Your Yields at Harvest
Beneath the dark, freshly turned soil of Midwestern cornfields, a quiet but consequential process is unfolding-one that farmers rarely see but closely monitor for signs of success or trouble ahead. Ag...
May 22, 2026
North Dry, South Wet: Upcoming Forecast Divides Indiana Fieldwork Windows
That planting window appears to only be opening halfway, meaning only half of Indiana will see favorable conditions in this week's Beacon Credit Union Planting Weather Forecast. Hoosier Ag Today Chief...
May 21, 2026
From Fields to Finances: How Balance Sheets Are Becoming a Farmer’s Survival Tool
Photo courtesy of Farm Credit Mid-America. As economic pressures ripple through the farm economy, many producers are confronting a difficult reality: growing crops is no longer enough. With tighter ma...
May 21, 2026
