Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
Martin’s Forecast: Mostly Dry
Martin says there may be a hiccup for northern Indiana. "The only hiccup we see nearby will be some cloud cover trying to come out of Michigan and down into northern Indiana as we move overnight Frida...
Oct 09, 2025
Soybean Harvest Progress Well Ahead of Schedule in East-Central Indiana
An Indiana farmer harvesting soybeans in Shelby County along State Road 44 between Shelbyville and Franklin. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. With the federal government shutdown, we didn't get ...
Oct 08, 2025
FFA Convention to Bring Over 70,000 Young Agricultural Leaders to Indianapolis
One of the largest youth gatherings in the country - and a major event for the agricultural world - is set to kick off later this month in Indianapolis. The 98th FFA National Convention and Expo will ...
Oct 08, 2025
Trump Trade Team Pushing New Buyers on Soybeans
Because American farmers are shut out of the soybean market in China, the U.S. is pushing other countries throughout Africa and Asia to purchase more American soybeans. As global trade tensions contin...
Oct 08, 2025
Report: Trump’s Farm Aid Plans Postponed Due to Shutdown
President Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Photo courtesy of C-SPAN. President Trump's plan to provide as much as $13 billion dollars in aid to U.S. farmers has been delayed due t...
Oct 07, 2025
Purdue Survey: More Farmers Concerned About Availability of Inputs
What are the biggest concerns that farmers have for next year? According to the latest survey from the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, one particular concern has been growing over the past f...
Oct 07, 2025
Huntington University to Host Ag Assistive Technology Expo
Photo courtesy of National AgrAbility. Purdue's Indiana AgrAbility Project, in cooperation with Huntington University and nonprofit partner Easterseals Crossroads, will sponsor a full-day Assistive Te...
Oct 07, 2025
Screwworm Case Found Close to Mexican Border with US
An adult New World screwworm (NWS) fly, which is about the size of a common housefly (or slightly larger). Photo courtesy of USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). A case of New Worl...
Oct 07, 2025
Several Indiana Farmers Done with Soybean Harvest, Yields Average to Above Average
In the spring, we heard from farmers around the state to track their planting progress. They're back to update us on harvest progress, which is moving very quickly! Let's begin in West Central Indiana...
Oct 06, 2025
Low Mississippi River Levels Again Set to Disrupt Harvest Shipping
For the fourth straight year, water levels in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers will soon be critically low, forcing shippers to light-load grain barges during harvest season. As barge rates get higher,...
Oct 06, 2025
