Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
As Corn Harvest Continues Prioritize Fields with Degraded Stalk Integrity
Stalk quality is a concern as corn harvest rolls on across Indiana. In a Channel Seed harvest update, Jeff Lakin, technical agronomist in the northwest Indiana region says stalks are generally of aver...
Oct 22, 2025
Tips for Tree Planting this Spring
Lenny Farlee, Purdue Extension Forester, gives a presentation to Indiana woodland owners. Photo courtesy of the Indiana Forestry and Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA). If you're an Indiana wo...
Oct 22, 2025
API Calls for Balanced E15 Policy Amid Shifting Market Realities
The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday urged congressional leadership to adopt a more balanced and up-to-date approach to E15 legislation, warning the current proposal no longer reflects to...
Oct 22, 2025
USDA to Resume FSA Operations and Release $3 Billion in Farm Funding
President Donald Trump with Brooke Rollins, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Photo courtesy of Brooke Rollins’ X account: @BrookeLRollins. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced t...
Oct 21, 2025
Growing Something Greater with 4-H
Whether it's caring for animals, learning to code, growing a garden, or leading a community project... 4-H offers hands-on experiences in science, health, agriculture, and citizenship. And it's not ju...
Oct 21, 2025
Farm Bureau Urges Trump to ‘Consider the Damage’ from Importing Argentine Beef
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Argentina's President Javier Milei during the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2025. Following President Trump's recent comments that his administr...
Oct 21, 2025
Coca-Cola Kicks Corn to the Curb with Launch of Trump-Approved Coke
Coca-Cola has started selling a version of Coke in the U.S. that uses cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup following a strong push from President Donald Trump. According to CNN, the cane su...
Oct 21, 2025
Indiana Corn, Soybean Yields ‘Better Than Expected’ According to Some Farmers
"Better than expected." "Better than anticipated." As we hear from farmers around the state, that's what they keep telling us about corn and soybean yields. Let's hear from some of those farmers now i...
Oct 20, 2025
NCBA: Trump’s Plan to Import Argentine Beef ‘Harms’ US Producers
President Donald Trump with Argentina's President Javier Milei in the Oval Office, Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the White House. Photo courtesy of the White House. On Sunday, President Trump said his...
Oct 20, 2025
Weekly Phosphate, Potash Prices Fall
A new report from Mizhuo investment bank (mih-ZOO-hoe) said potash and phosphate fell last week, while nitrogen was mostly unchanged. The price of potash in New Orleans fell about 1.5 percent to $328 ...
Oct 20, 2025
