Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
Deadline Nears: Farmers Face December 19 Cutoff to Secure USDA’s New Bridge Assistance Payments
Richard Fordyce, USDA Undersecretary for Food Production and Conservation, chats with Hoosier Ag Today’s Eric Pfeiffer during the NAFB Convention in Kansas City on Nov. 21, 2025. Photo: C.J. Mil...
Dec 17, 2025
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Awaiting President’s Signature
A key piece of legislation aimed at growing healthier kids in American classrooms took a big step toward becoming law. Both the U.S. House and Senate have now passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Ac...
Dec 16, 2025
Cover Crops Pay Off Again: Indiana Farmers Eligible for Insurance Discounts Across 89 Counties
The Cover Crop Premium Discount Program (CCPDP) is being offered for the sixth year in a row by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Allian...
Dec 16, 2025
Tractor and Combine Sales Drop in November
The total sales of agricultural tractors in the U.S. dropped almost 20 percent, while combine sales fell 35 percent compared to November 2024, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (...
Dec 16, 2025
Big Move, Bold Theme: Indiana FFA Moves State Convention to Stunning New Noblesville Arena
The Indiana FFA State Officers for 2025-26. From left-to-right: Sentinel: Jesus Santana, Reporter: Jenna Lawler, Treasurer: Lily Sloan, Southern Region VP: Calvin Myers, Northern Region VP: Erianna Ve...
Dec 16, 2025
Purdue Agronomists Question USDA’s Record Indiana Corn Yield Estimate
206 bushels per acre! That was the average yield for Indiana's corn crop in 2025 according to USDA. However, one of Purdue's top agronomists disagrees with that number. "It’s the same sentiment ...
Dec 15, 2025
Indiana Corn Growers Association accepting applications for board election
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 15, 2025) - Farmers who want to represent agriculture in the legislative halls of state and federal government should consider adding their name to this year's Indiana Corn Gr...
Dec 15, 2025
2025 Hovde Award recipient announced
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University College of Agriculture awarded the Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service to Rural People of Indiana to Maria Marshall, the James and Lo...
Dec 15, 2025
Elanco to Layoff 300 Employees, Shift Another 300 to Other Locations
Elanco’s sign outside their new Global Headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. Elanco Animal Health Inc., which is headquartered in Indianapolis, has announ...
Dec 15, 2025
Kendell Culp Re-elected Vice President of Indiana Farm Bureau
Kendell Culp of Jasper County was reelected by Indiana Farm Bureau delegates to serve as INFB Vice President during the organization’s 2025 Indiana Ag Gathering on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Frenc...
Dec 14, 2025
