Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
Major Expansion: Total Seed Production Acquires Bayer Facility in Tipton County to Supercharge Soybean Output
Total Seed Production acquired the Bayer soybean facility in Windfall, Indiana, on March 16, 2026. Photo courtesy of Total Soybean Production. Tipton-based Total Seed Production has announced the comp...
Mar 27, 2026
Indiana 4-H Students Build Skills for the Future Through Robotics and STEM
Across Indiana, young people in 4-H are getting a head start on the future of work...one robot at a time. From coding and robotics to collaborative robots, or "cobots," students are gaining hands-on e...
Mar 27, 2026
Purdue Sophomores Win $20k from ISA After Creating Soy-Based Adhesive
$20,000 was up for grabs Wednesday night during the Student Soybean Innovation Competition, a partnership between the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Purdue University. Team SoySeal, comprised of ...
Mar 26, 2026
Farm Economy Shock: What’s Driving the Gap Between Crops and Cattle in 2026
Black angus cattle on a farm near Waldron, Indiana in Shelby County. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. The nation's farm economy is experiencing a widening divide between struggling crop producer...
Mar 26, 2026
Livestock Industry Scores Big as Court Backs Florida’s Ban on Fake Meat
Fake meat being produced in a lab. Photo: Adobe Stock. A federal appeals court this week upheld Florida's ban on fake meat delivering a setback to companies and advocates seeking to expand the emergin...
Mar 26, 2026
Rising Diesel Costs Could Cut Deep into Farm Profits
Rising tensions in global energy markets are pushing oil prices higher, and that could spell trouble for farmers across the Midwest. Analysts like Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy.com warn that any sustaine...
Mar 26, 2026
$10.4 Trillion Powerhouse: New Report Reveals Food & Agriculture’s Importance to the US Economy
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hatton / National Corn Growers Association. A coalition of 35 food and agriculture organizations on Wednesday released a sweeping new analysis of the nation's agricultural su...
Mar 25, 2026
Purdue Spring Fest to Showcase Agriculture, Science and Family Fun Across Campus
Children are drawn to the “Cockroach Colosseum” during Purdue Spring Fest 2025 in West Lafayette, Indiana. Photo: Purdue Agricultural Communications Purdue University will open its campus ...
Mar 25, 2026
EPA Allows E15 Summer Sales—Push Continues for Year-Round Sales
The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to expand the nation's gasoline supply amid a sharp rise in fuel prices tied to the escalating U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran, issuing an emergenc...
Mar 25, 2026
Farmers’ Slice of the Food Dollar Gets Smaller
America's farmers and ranchers are seeing their slice of the food dollar shrink once again, according to new data from the American Farm Bureau Federation. As we have previously reported on (Click her...
Mar 25, 2026
