Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
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
Largest Animal Health Emergency in US History Continues as HPAI Hits Indiana Hard
Since the beginning of March, highly pathogenic avian influenza has claimed over 350,000 birds in Indiana. "We’re asking all of our producer partners, whether it’s layers or broilers or tu...
Mar 23, 2026
Shock Report: Farmers Now Get Less Than 6¢ Per Food Dollar—Where Is the Rest Going?
The portion of Americans' food spending that reaches farmers and ranchers declined again last year, underscoring the growing dominance of processing, transportation and retail costs in the modern food...
Mar 23, 2026
Farm Crisis Deepens: 60+ Ag Groups Push Trump Administration to Revoke Phosphate Fertilizer Duties
A coalition of more than 50 state agricultural organizations and eight national farm groups is urging the Commerce Department to eliminate tariffs on imported phosphate fertilizers, arguing the levies...
Mar 23, 2026
Rethinking Nitrogen: Microbes Step In Where Fertilizer Falls Short
Azotic Technologies is spotlighting a new approach to crop nutrition that works from the inside out. Unlike traditional nitrogen fertilizers applied to the soil, Azotic's products use naturally occurr...
Mar 23, 2026
Trump to Congress: ‘Pass the Farm Bill Now!’
President Trump’s image on a banner at the front entrance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building, also known as the Jamie L. Whitten Building, in Washington, D.C. Presiden...
Mar 22, 2026
More Than an Algorithm: SeedIQ Combines AI with the Brainpower of Beck’s Agronomists
Beck's Hybrids is known for their innovation and extensive research. Eric Pfeiffer reports now on a new tool that allows you to access to that research at your fingertips. Through programs like their ...
Mar 22, 2026
