Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)

Soy Checkoff Launches Farmer Support Hub to Navigate Challenges
The United Soybean Board has launched the Soy Farmer Support Hub, a new online resource designed to help farmers access practical, research-backed tools for day-to-day challenges on the farm. Availabl...
NAFB News Service May 18, 2026

Moving to the Heartland: USDA Deputy Secretary Vaden Visits Indianapolis to Scout Office Locations for USDA Hub
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden meets with Indiana ag leaders during his visit to Indianapolis on Thursday, May 14. Vaden was also in Indianapolis to look at potential office locations for USDA...
C.J. Miller May 18, 2026

Indiana Planting Pace Wows as Northern Counties Join the Surge; Corn & Soybeans 67% Complete
Planting progress continues to wow across the state, and now parts of northern Indiana are joining in the fun. Indiana corn and soybean planting numbers are identical in this week's USDA Crop P...
Eric Pfeiffer May 18, 2026

Purdue President Mung Chiang to Depart for Northwestern University
Purdue University president Mung Chiang speaks during the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette in February 2023. On Monday, the Purdue Board of Trustees announce...
C.J. Miller May 18, 2026

Trump Administration: China Set to Buy ‘Double-Digit Billions’ in US Ag Products
President Donald J. Trump and President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China pose for a photo at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China, Friday, May 15, 2026. Photo courtesy of the Office of President ...
C.J. Miller May 17, 2026

Federal Court Upholds Revised H-2A Wage Rules
A federal judge in California has allowed the Trump administration's revised wage framework for temporary agricultural workers to remain in effect, rejecting a union-backed effort to halt a rule that ...
C.J. Miller May 17, 2026

Delayed Planting Panic? New Research Reveals Why Full-Season Corn May Still Win in Late May
Photo Credit: Linsie Middlesworth, Marion, Indiana. As Indiana farmers watch the calendar push deeper into May, a familiar anxiety is setting in: whether a delayed planting season will force difficult...
C.J. Miller May 15, 2026

Planting Weather Forecast: Scattered Moisture
Scattered moisture will be working its way through our region this weekend and the first half of this upcoming week. The Saturday-Sunday timeframe puts together a general "light" precipitation outlook...
Ryan Martin May 15, 2026

Sustainable Farming Practices Take Center Stage in New Partnership
BASF and Nutrien are teaming up in a new strategic collaboration aimed at helping farmers get more value from sustainable farming practices. Under the agreement, Nutrien agronomists will work one-on-o...
Greg Allen May 15, 2026

Planting Weather Forecast: One Last Soaking Before Critical Planting Window Opens
Farmers across Indiana eager to wrap up spring planting may have to wait out another stretch of unsettled weather before a more favorable window arrives, according to the latest Beacon Credit Union Pl...
C.J. Miller May 14, 2026







