Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)

Feedback on USDA Reorganization is Mostly Negative
The Agriculture Department's plan to relocate thousands of staff members and consolidate dozens of offices has received overwhelmingly negative feedback. Government Executive reports that employees, l...
NAFB News Service Dec 17, 2025

NCGA Announces Yield Contest Winners
The National Corn Growers Association announced the winners of the 2025 Yield Contest. With growing conditions that led to a projected record corn crop, this year's participants delivered impressive y...
NAFB News Service Dec 17, 2025

Building Rural Futures Through Cultivating Communities
Tis the season for giving back to the community and most large companies and organizations have their own initiatives and programs that accomplish that. But Keystone Cooperative has developed a unique...
Greg Allen Dec 17, 2025

Deadline Nears: Farmers Face December 19 Cutoff to Secure USDA’s New Bridge Assistance Payments
Richard Fordyce, USDA Undersecretary for Food Production and Conservation, chats with Hoosier Ag Today’s Eric Pfeiffer during the NAFB Convention in Kansas City on Nov. 21, 2025. Photo: C.J. Mil...
C.J. Miller Dec 17, 2025

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Awaiting President’s Signature
A key piece of legislation aimed at growing healthier kids in American classrooms took a big step toward becoming law. Both the U.S. House and Senate have now passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Ac...
Eric Pfeiffer Dec 16, 2025

Cover Crops Pay Off Again: Indiana Farmers Eligible for Insurance Discounts Across 89 Counties
The Cover Crop Premium Discount Program (CCPDP) is being offered for the sixth year in a row by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Allian...
Hoosier Ag Today Dec 16, 2025

Tractor and Combine Sales Drop in November
The total sales of agricultural tractors in the U.S. dropped almost 20 percent, while combine sales fell 35 percent compared to November 2024, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (...
Hoosier Ag Today Dec 16, 2025

Big Move, Bold Theme: Indiana FFA Moves State Convention to Stunning New Noblesville Arena
The Indiana FFA State Officers for 2025-26. From left-to-right: Sentinel: Jesus Santana, Reporter: Jenna Lawler, Treasurer: Lily Sloan, Southern Region VP: Calvin Myers, Northern Region VP: Erianna Ve...
C.J. Miller Dec 16, 2025

Purdue Agronomists Question USDA’s Record Indiana Corn Yield Estimate
206 bushels per acre! That was the average yield for Indiana's corn crop in 2025 according to USDA. However, one of Purdue's top agronomists disagrees with that number. "It’s the same sentiment ...
C.J. Miller Dec 15, 2025

Indiana Corn Growers Association accepting applications for board election
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 15, 2025) - Farmers who want to represent agriculture in the legislative halls of state and federal government should consider adding their name to this year's Indiana Corn Gr...
Indiana Corn Marketing Council Dec 15, 2025







