Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
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
Boozman Signals Farm Bill Breakthrough: Vows Movement Within Weeks After Years of Delay
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), at right, who also serves as Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, was part of a farm listening tour hosted by Indiana Farm Bureau with then-Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), a...
Mar 24, 2026
Helping Veterans Build Ag Careers: Inside the Veterans IN Farming Event This Saturday in Indianapolis
A workshop held during the Veterans Farmers Conference hosted by Veterans IN Farming in Shipshewana, Indiana in July 2025. Photo courtesy of Veterans IN Farming. Veterans seeking to transition into ag...
Mar 24, 2026
Fixing the Fertilizer Crisis: New Senate Bills Promise Relief for Struggling Farmers
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing new legislation aimed at easing rising fertilizer costs and stabilizing supply for America’s farmers, as global tensions and market pressures squee...
Mar 24, 2026
Pressure Mounts on Congress to Deliver Relief for Farmers
Farmers across the country are facing mounting pressure as severe weather, rising input costs, and global uncertainty tighten margins and test resilience. "Farmers value progress made last year to pro...
Mar 24, 2026
