Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
Sen. Banks Introduces Bill to Strengthen US Food Security & Ag Biosecurity Through DoW-USDA Partnership
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN), at right, stands with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at the U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters in Washington, D.C. in June 2025. Photo courtesy of the Office...
May 21, 2026
$47M Expansion at Indiana’s Busiest Port: CGB to Triple Grain Handling Capacity in Mount Vernon
Photo courtesy of Ports of Indiana. State and local officials recently broke ground on a $47 million expansion of Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.'s operations at the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, a ...
May 21, 2026
From the Track to the Fairgrounds: New Menu Items Unveiled for the Indiana State Fair Dairy Bar
Doug Boles, president of IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, enjoys a blue raspberry shake from the American Dairy Association Indiana at Wednesday’s Rookie Celebration. Photo courtesy ...
May 20, 2026
Fueling Future Indy 500 Legends: American Dairy Association Indiana’s Fastest Rookie Celebration
As engines prepare to roar to life at the Indianapolis 500 this Sunday, one of the race's most enduring traditions - a bottle of cold milk in Victory Circle - remains as much a part of the spectacle a...
May 20, 2026
Remembering Janis Highley: Indiana Ag Leader Passes Away at 57
Indiana ag leader and Huntington County farmer Janis Highly, who passed away Tuesday, May 19. Photo courtesy of Indiana Farm Bureau. Janis E. Highley, an Indiana agricultural leader whose career carri...
May 20, 2026
Inside the Trump Administration’s Plan to Boost US Fertilizer Production
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins during a press conference at USDA Headquarters on Tuesday, as she and other Trump administration officials laid out further details for boosting domestic fert...
May 20, 2026
McKinney: China’s $17B Pledge to Buy US Ag Products Brings ‘More Stability’ to Trade Relationship
Tipton County native and Purdue alumnus Ted McKinney, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. A tentative easing of tensions...
May 19, 2026
John Deere’s $99M ‘Right to Repair’ Settlement Clears Key Hurdle as Judge Grants Preliminary Approval
Photo: Adobe Stock. A federal judge in Illinois has given preliminary approval to a $99 million settlement that could reshape how farmers repair their own equipment, marking a significant moment in a ...
May 19, 2026
Labor Talks Collapse: Lockout Continues at BP Refinery in Lake County
Photo: Adobe Stock. Contract talks between BP and the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 resumed briefly Monday but ended without progress, extending a two-month lockout in northeast Indiana that has sidel...
May 19, 2026
A New Initiative, A Global Ambition: How ‘BioHeartland’ Plans to Transform Indiana into an Agbioscience Powerhouse
Photo provided by AgriNovus Indiana. Indiana's top business, agriculture and life sciences leaders on Tuesday launched "BioHeartland," a new regional identity aimed at unifying the state's sprawling a...
May 19, 2026
