Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)

If Congress passed legislation that allowed for year-round, nationwide access to E15 fuel, corn use in ethanol could increase by 50 percent at full implementation, supporting a higher market price for...

Picture courtesy of American Farm Bureau Federation Farm Bureau veteran Dr. John Newton returns to the American Farm Bureau Federation team on October 20 to serve as the Vice President of Public Polic...

Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. While the virus known as "Bird Flu" has recently been found on commercial duck farms in LaGrange and Elkhart counties in northern Indiana, the detection of the v...

For the second time in consecutive days, state health officials have reported that the bird flu virus has been detected on a commercial duck farm in northern Indiana. On Friday evening, the Indiana St...

A rendering of AgroRenew's planned bioplastics facility in Vincennes. AgroRenew, a start-up company that planned to convert watermelon waste into biodegradable plastics, has announced on Friday that i...

The government shutdown continues, and as Washington remains deadlocked, the consequences are beginning to ripple far beyond the Capitol - reaching deep into rural America. Farmers across the country ...

A dry weekend is in store for a large part of the eastern corn belt and this includes Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. We are seeing a strong area of high pressure wanting to build in over the Great Lakes ...

For the first time since May, state health officials have announced that the bird flu virus has been detected in poultry in Indiana. A commercial duck farm in LaGrange County has now been hit with Bir...

Two gyms were filled Tuesday at the Purdue College of Agriculture Career Fair held on campus. They were filled with employers and prospective employees, students at Purdue. Many students were seeking ...

The Purdue Ag Alumni Association recognized six Indiana ag leaders with the Certificate of Distinction during the 2025 Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry. Honorees were (from left-to-right): Jay Akridge, Mike ...