Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
Tackling Tar Spot and Southern Rust in 2026
Gail Stratman, Regional Technical Service Manager for FMC. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. Tackling Tar Spot and stopping Southern Rust are two of the main objectives next year for corn produce...
Nov 30, 2025
For US Exports, Trade Troubles Go Beyond Tariffs
President Trump’s recent meeting with Chinese President Xi dropped the current tariff rate for inbound pork 10% allowing business to continue. Beef exports to China have issues bigger than tarif...
Nov 27, 2025
Corn, Soybean Checkoffs Offering Farmer Scholarships for Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program
AgriInstitute’s ALP Class 21. Photo courtesy of AgriInstitute. The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC), the state's soybean and corn checkoff programs, w...
Nov 27, 2025
AFBF Study: Farmers Urgently Need Economic Assistance
A new report from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) says that farm financial stress is severe as U.S. farm incomes are under immense pressure. The AFBF report points to USDA's most recent Com...
Nov 27, 2025
Cattlemen ‘Shocked’ by Tyson’s Plan to Close a Nebraska Beef Plant
The closure of one of Tyson's major beef plants in Nebraska is sending shockwaves throughout the entire U.S. beef industry. "I'm in shock, along with everybody else," says David Jobman, a cattl...
Nov 27, 2025
Driving More International Demand for US Pork in 2026
Andy Tauer, Vice President of International Market Development for the National Pork Board. Tauer was part of a trip with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to Seoul, South Korea in Sept. 2025. P...
Nov 26, 2025
Power Problems Grow Nationwide; PERC Offers Options
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, more than 70% of the grid is over 25 years old, and demand is rising faster than upgrades can keep pace. DOE reports show U.S. power outages have increased ...
Nov 26, 2025
Southern Rust the 2025 ‘Winner’ for Largest Corn Yield Robber
Tar spot has been the big corn disease we've discussed for the past several years. There was some this year, but it didn't win the award for biggest yield robber in 2025. "I have never seen the level ...
Nov 25, 2025
The Trend for Fertilizer Prices in 2026
Josh Linville, Vice President of Fertilizer with StoneX, during the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention in Kansas City. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. The prices that f...
Nov 25, 2025
Over 800,000 Birds Impacted by Bird Flu in LaGrange, Elkhart Counties Since Oct. 9
More than 800,000 birds on commercial poultry farms across two counties in northern Indiana have been depopulated due to the bird flu virus since Oct. 9, according to the Indiana State Board of Animal...
Nov 25, 2025
