Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
Farm Bankruptcies Surge 46% as Chapter 12 Filings Climb for Second Year
A new American Farm Bureau Market Intel Report said Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row, reaching 315 filings in 2025, a 46 percent increase from 2024. The Midwest and ...
Feb 10, 2026
Export Demand Explodes: USDA Cuts Corn Inventories by 100 Million Bushels in February WASDE Report
The USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report shows the 2025-2026 U.S. corn outlook is for greater exports and lower ending stocks. Corn saw the biggest changes in the Febru...
Feb 10, 2026
USMCA at a Crossroads: New Report Warns Rural Jobs Depend on Trade With Canada and Mexico
Trade with Mexico and Canada delivers significant economic benefits to rural communities across the U.S. That's according to new economic analysis released today by the Agricultural Coalition for the ...
Feb 10, 2026
Beck’s Hybrids Chronicles Decades of Growth and Succession in New Documentary
Their story goes back to 1937 on an 80-acre farm in Atlanta, Indiana. Now, they're the largest family-owned retail seed company in the U.S., and you can watch that story in their new documentary, A Ho...
Feb 09, 2026
FBA Help On-Track for February Distribution
The USDA says it's on track to deliver payments through the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program as early as this month, providing timely financial relief to farmers facing economic pressure. The program ...
Feb 09, 2026
U.S. to Quadruple Beef Imports from Argentina
The U.S. will temporarily expand the amount of beef it can import from Argentina, thanks to an executive order signed by President Trump last week. Fox Business said the move is intended to help lower...
Feb 09, 2026
Purdue Ag Alumni Celebrate Tradition and Achievement
The Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry brought hundreds of Boilermakers back to campus over the weekend, mixing tradition, fellowship, and recognition of outstanding leaders in agriculture. The annual event, h...
Feb 09, 2026
‘Black and Gold Carpet Event’: A Look Inside Purdue Ag Alumni’s Fish Fry Celebration
The Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry was held Saturday at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette. The annual event serves as the homecoming celebration of all of the graduates, professors, staff, and...
Feb 08, 2026
From Farm Fields to Lasting Legacy: The 8 Trailblazers Celebrated at Purdue Ag Alumni’s Fish Fry
The eight Certificate of Distinction Recipients were recognized during the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. Eight extraordinary leaders f...
Feb 07, 2026
‘Not the Bill I Filed’: Culp Wants His Farmland Development Bill Amended to Allow Public Input
State Rep. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer). Photo: Eric Pfeiffer / Hoosier Ag Today. You may have seen a lot lately on social media about the controversy surrounding an Agricultural Development Bill in th...
Feb 06, 2026
