The 2019 crop season got off to a bad start, and United States farmers and ranchers are now hoping to wrap things up before frost sets in. No matter how this year ends, there is still hope for next year. An agricultural cooperative is working to set farmers up for...
How is Indiana measuring against other states in total internet availability? Broadband access remains spotty in the state. Indiana is 34th nationally in internet connectivity and 18 percent of Hoosiers can?t get broadband, according to BroadbandNow, a consumer...
Farm groups offered a mixed reaction to House passage of a tax reform package. The American Farm Bureau Federation called the action a ?step closer to a tax code that works for all farmers and ranchers.? The National Cattlemen?s Beef Association called the passage a...
Purdue University?s Center for Commercial Agriculture will present the 50th Top Farmer Conference on Jan. 9 at the Beck Agricultural Center. A pre-conference workshop will be held on Jan. 8 at the same location.The Top Farmer Conference, one of the longest-running and...
The American Farm Bureau Federation is seeking full withdrawal of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, now delayed until January. AFBF President Zippy Duvall, in a statement this week, said the rule ?has been about pushing an agenda rather than advancing...
According to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production averaged 1.054 million barrels per day (b/d)?or 44.27 million gallons daily. That is down 3,000 b/d from the week before and tied for the seventh-highest rate of output ever...
Monsanto, along with U.S. farm groups, has filed a lawsuit against California aimed at stopping the state from requiring cancer warnings on products containing glyphosate. California recently added glyphosate, a component of Roundup, to the state?s list of...
Pre-emergent Herbicides Prove Key in 2017Pre-emergent Herbicides have proven to be the best option for weed control in 2017. This spring, heavy and frequent rain not only delayed planting but kept many growers from getting their post-emerge weed control programs...
Over 180 agricultural organizations, cooperatives and other agribusinesses on Monday sent a letter to the House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi opposing repeal of the Domestic Production Activities Deduction, also known as Section 199. H.R. 1,...
Round five of the North American Free Trade Agreement talks are set to begin Friday in Mexico City. However, talks will unofficially begin Wednesday. Much of the two-day prelude to the official talks are expected to focus on textiles, labor, cross-border trade, and...
