Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)
More Podcasts Emerge to Promote Purdue Extension
"Purdue Extension Health and Human Sciences provides education to individuals and communities in each of Indiana’s diverse counties and we really bring the University information to the local le...
Aug 28, 2025
Why the Delay in Reporting Case of Screwworm in Human?
The Maryland Department of Health said the patient with the first human infection of a travel-associated New World screwworm in the U.S. has recovered from the flesh-eating parasite. There was also no...
Aug 28, 2025
National Pork Board Taps David Newman as New CEO
The National Pork Board (NPB), the producer-led and consumer-focused national Pork Checkoff organization, has named David Newman the organization's new CEO effective September 1, 2025. Newman most rec...
Aug 28, 2025
USDA Dep. Secretary: Indy ‘Fit the Bill’ for USDA Relocation
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden addresses media at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL. Photo: Eric Pfeiffer/ Hoosier Ag Today The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon be moving many of its ...
Aug 27, 2025
ASA Urges Trump to Prioritize Soybean Purchases in US-China Trade Deal
Photo courtesy of the Office of President Donald J. Trump. The American Soybean Association (ASA) has recently written a letter to President Trump urging him to remove retaliatory duties and seek sign...
Aug 27, 2025
NCGA: Corn is ‘Unprofitable’ at Current Price Levels
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) says the production of corn has become “unprofitable” now that corn prices have dropped about 50 percent since hitting a peak in 2022. However,...
Aug 27, 2025
Can-Am Introduces New Utility Vehicles at Farm Progress Show
Hoosier Ag Today’s Eric Pfeiffer poses atop the new 2026 Outlander Electric from Can-Am during the 2025 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. Photo: Greg Allen / Hoosier Ag Today. If you're h...
Aug 26, 2025
NCBA: US Human Screwworm Case ‘Surprising’, But ‘Not Shocking’
An adult New World screwworm (NWS) fly, which is about the size of a common housefly (or slightly larger). Photo: Adobe Stock. You've been hearing quite a bit lately about the New World Screwworm (NWS...
Aug 26, 2025
Report: Consumers Are Shrugging Off High Beef Prices
Photo: Adobe Stock. When prices hit record highs, the demand usually falls. That’s the basic lesson that we’ve all learned back in our high school economics class. But, beef appears to be ...
Aug 26, 2025
Indiana Sells Former GM Factory Site near Downtown Indy to Elanco for $27 Million
Jeff Simmons, President and CEO of Elanco Animal Health, Inc. Photo courtesy of Elanco. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has announced that the state is selling the former General Motors stamping plant site ne...
Aug 25, 2025
