Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
Farmers vs. Fertilizer Giants: NCGA Takes Fertilizer Fight to Social Media
Ag groups are calling for an end to duties on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco and Russia, and now the battle is taking to social media. "You're going to put your consumers out of business ...
Apr 15, 2026
‘More Work to Be Done’: Whitley County’s Alayne Johnson Seeks Second Term on National Pork Board of Directors
Alayne Johnson, who co-owns Shady Grove Farms with her husband and family near Columbia City in Whitley County, is seeking a second term as a director on the National Pork Board. Photo courtesy of Ala...
Apr 15, 2026
RFA Offers Congressional Refresher on E15
With Congress back in session following a two-week recess, the Renewable Fuels Association is renewing its push for legislation allowing year-round sales of E15. The group says the policy is critical ...
Apr 15, 2026
Sen. Todd Young Backs Major USMCA Renewal Effort as Farm Economy Faces Uncertainty
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN). Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Young. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators-including Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)-is urging the Trump administration to strengthen and renew the ...
Apr 15, 2026
The 2027 Shadow: How the Hormuz Crisis Could Reshape Long-Term Fertilizer Supplies
President Trump has announced a full U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, heightening tensions in an already volatile region. "It just continues to make a bad situation worse for the glo...
Apr 14, 2026
Trump Administration Targets Fertilizer Giants—Farmers Urged to Expose Price Gouging
Photo courtesy of The White House / The Office of President Donald J. Trump. The Trump administration is urging farmers to come forward with information as federal investigators examine whether consol...
Apr 14, 2026
ISDA Rolls Out Revised Nutrient Reduction Strategy Focused on Cleaner Waterways
Indiana officials have released an updated statewide plan aimed at reducing nutrient pollution in waterways that feed into the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico, highlighting both progress and persis...
Apr 14, 2026
Game-Changing Herbicides Unveiled by Helena Agri-Enterprises Offer Stronger Starts, Fewer Field Passes
Bill Smith, Strategic Marketing Manager with Helena Agri-Marketing. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. As farmers across Indiana head into planting season, a familiar challenge looms: how to prote...
Apr 14, 2026
The Precision Ag Paradox: Why More Tech Doesn’t Always Mean More Profit
Tools like automated guidance, yield monitors, grid soil sampling, section control, and variable rate application are widely seen as a path toward more efficient, more profitable farming. Yet farmers ...
Apr 13, 2026
Blockade Could Further Hit Fertilizer Prices
President Donald Trump's plan for a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could make an already unprecedented crisis worse in one of the world's biggest energy-producing regions. Bloomberg said the n...
Apr 13, 2026
