Category Archives: WBTU News (Imported)

She's only been on the job for more than a week, but Christy Wright is already settling in as the new President and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana. On her third day on the job, Christy led a panel discussio...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act included over $65 billion of new spending for agriculture. It increased reference prices, expanded crop insurance coverage options, boosted funding for trade and researc...

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). The first human ca...

Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois will feature a lot of talk about this year's crops and inputs and equipment as farmers plan for next year. Channel Seed Pro Levi Riggs of Riggs Ag Solutions has...

A linchpin of the farm safety net, crop insurance, is now getting a makeover thanks to the recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Increased premium supports, expanded coverage options, and, for ...

Corn growers are boosting efforts to stay ahead of rising mycotoxin risks by expanding a proven research model that's delivered results for over a decade. The Aflatoxin Mitigation Center of Excellence...

In a new effort to connect with Indiana communities, Purdue Extension has partnered with Hoosier Ag Today to launch a brand-new podcast network called - Hoosier Ag Today presents YOUR Purdue Extension...

"I don’t think in your farming career, you’ll maybe see a better period for getting great value on late model used equipment than right now." That's the prediction from Greg Peterson. You ...

For every dollar invested in the soybean checkoff, big returns are coming back to the farm! "We just finished up a study recently," explains Susan Watkins, a soybean farmer from Virginia and secretary...

Indiana farmland prices have continued the trend of record highs in 2025 according to the Purdue University Farmland Value and Cash Rents Survey. The survey found the average price of top-quality land...