Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)

Photo: Adobe Stock. United Steelworkers has urged employees at BP's Whiting, Indiana refinery to prepare for a potential strike or lockout following weeks of unsuccessful contract negotiations with th...

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $12 billion one-time bridge payment program aimed at helping producers manage economic pressure from market disruptions and elevated production co...

For those of us that don't care about either the Seahawks or the Patriots when they face off Sunday for Super Bowl 60, we'll be focused on two things: the commercials and, more importantly, the food! ...

Purdue University students wheel in Purdue’s “World’s Largest Drum” through the audience of the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry in 2025. Photo courtesy of the Purdue Agricultural Alu...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture set its five primary policy issues for focus in 2026. They include agricultural labor reform, animal disease preparedness and traceability,...

Groups representing fuel retailers across America expressed serious concerns with the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. The associations say that 45Z is a giant step backward for American biof...

Farmer sentiment weakened sharply in January, as the Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer fell 23 points from December to a reading of 113 according to the Purdue University Center for Commercial Ag...

A proposed rule from the U.S. Treasury Department that would implement the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit is getting the “thumbs up” from the Renewable Fuels Association, calling it ...

Photo: Adobe Stock. America's farmers could save $48 billion, according to the Trump administration, because of new guidance from EPA that says farmers and equipment owners have the right to repair th...

Purdue Extension's Health and Human Sciences program is helping Hoosiers keep more money in their pockets this tax season through its VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. "Tax time is often...