Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
Lessons Learned from a Wild Growing Season
2025 proved to be a truly unusual year for Indiana's corn and soybean crops, with growers facing a rollercoaster of weather and uneven yields that kept farmers and researchers on their toes. Early in ...
Jan 13, 2026
Hemp Farmers Blindsided: Congressman Baird Introduces Bill to Pause Disruptive Restrictions
Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN-4th District), who also serves on the House Committee on Agriculture. NOTE: This photo was taken before Baird was injured in a hit-and-run vehicle crash near the Washington...
Jan 13, 2026
Indiana Soybean Farmers Wanted: ISA Board Seeks Candidates Before Feb. 27 Deadline
The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) is seeking farmer leaders to join its 24-member board responsible for investing Indiana's soybean checkoff funds. Due to four board members who are scheduled to comp...
Jan 12, 2026
USDA Bombshell: Record Corn Crop Triggers Sharp Grain Market Selloff
USDA Report Day on Monday offered many surprises and bearish news for the grain markets. The USDA's Crop Production Report said the 2025 corn harvest was a record-high 17 billion bushels, up 14 percen...
Jan 12, 2026
Rare Bipartisan Moment: Lawmakers Agree Farm Labor Reform Can’t Wait Any Longer
A panel discussion held during the American Farm Bureau Convention on Sunday, Jan. 11. The discussion was hosted by AFBF President Zippy Duvall, and featured (from left-to-right) the chair of the U.S....
Jan 12, 2026
Is the Braun Tax Bill Good for Farmers? Purdue Expert Says ‘It Depends’
A lot of time was spent breaking down SB1 last year, what we can now officially call the Braun Tax Reform Bill. But the question remains: is this bill good for farmers? Purdue Professor Emeritus Larry...
Jan 12, 2026
Hoosier Homestead Farms Under Threat: Indiana Lawmaker Pushes for Tougher Eminent Domain Protections
State Rep. Robb Greene (R-Shelbyville). Last year, we told you about a bill introduced by State Rep. Robb Greene (R-Shelbyville) that would provide greater protections for farms that have been in the ...
Jan 11, 2026
From Franklin County to the National Stage: Mindy Orschell Reelected to AFBF Women’s Leadership Board
Mindy Orschell, who farms in Franklin County with her husband Greg. Photo provided by Indiana Farm Bureau. Mindy Orschell, who farms in Franklin County, was reelected to the American Farm Bureau Feder...
Jan 11, 2026
Scaled-Down or Shut Down? Could the Traditional Five-Year Farm Bill Come to an End?
Could 2026 could mark the end of the traditional five-year U.S. farm bill era? That’s what agriculture policy analysts are saying as lawmakers on Capitol Hill struggle to produce comprehensive l...
Jan 11, 2026
More Farmer Relief is Needed, but will it Happen?
$12 billion in bridge payments will provide some relief for America's farmers. But, in commentary by American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, for specialty crop farmers, the assistance ...
Jan 09, 2026
