Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)

Many farmers may be looking for tax advantages as we approach the end of 2025, but is a new tractor or equipment purchase the place to find it? "A lot of farmers justify that, especially at the end of...

Showing up at the Statehouse, inviting your legislators to the farm, and speaking out on policy issues are imperative to ensure farmers' interests are heard by government officials. However, getting c...

"Climate smart agriculture" was a term we heard a lot during the previous presidential administration. With each new administration, priorities obviously shift, but just because we don't hear buzz wor...

Gail Stratman, Regional Technical Service Manager for FMC. Photo: C.J. Miller / Hoosier Ag Today. Tackling Tar Spot and stopping Southern Rust are two of the main objectives next year for corn produce...

President Trump’s recent meeting with Chinese President Xi dropped the current tariff rate for inbound pork 10% allowing business to continue. Beef exports to China have issues bigger than tarif...

AgriInstitute’s ALP Class 21. Photo courtesy of AgriInstitute. The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC), the state's soybean and corn checkoff programs, w...

A new report from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) says that farm financial stress is severe as U.S. farm incomes are under immense pressure. The AFBF report points to USDA's most recent Com...

  The closure of one of Tyson's major beef plants in Nebraska is sending shockwaves throughout the entire U.S. beef industry. "I'm in shock, along with everybody else," says David Jobman, a cattl...

Andy Tauer, Vice President of International Market Development for the National Pork Board. Tauer was part of a trip with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to Seoul, South Korea in Sept. 2025. P...

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, more than 70% of the grid is over 25 years old, and demand is rising faster than upgrades can keep pace. DOE reports show U.S. power outages have increased ...