Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAs expected, the USDA lowered its projections for US corn exports in the Wednesday Supply and Demand report. Corn exports for 2015-16 are projected at 50 million bushels lower, reflecting the slow pace of sales and shipments to date and...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittDow Chemical and DuPont, two of the biggest and oldest companies in the American chemical industry, are in talks to merge in what would be one of the largest transactions in a year full of huge deals, people briefed on the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittIn a letter submitted today to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) urged the agency to take immediate administrative action to eliminate an arcane regulatory barrier that is...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittResearchers from the University of Missouri, Kansas State University and Genus plc have combined efforts to breed pigs that are resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. “Once inside the pigs,...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittOil priced continued their fall Monday, dipping near a seven-year low on expectations that producers around the world will continue pumping crude at near-record levels in an already oversupplied market. The Organization of the Petroleum...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe CME Group, home of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where U.S. cattle contracts are traded, will require that all cattle delivered against live cattle contracts must be born and raised solely in the United States. The move announced...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittBillGentryOn Wednesday, the USDA will release its monthly supply and demand report. The December report has historically not been a market mover. Bill Gentry, with Risk Management Commodities in Lafayette, says there could be some...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe World Trade Organization will announce retaliation levels Monday over the mandatory country-of-origin labeling by the United States. Meanwhile, five Senate Democrats are urging for a resolution on COOL, according to the Hagstrom...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankUSB and Bob MetzOfficials recently announced cracked walls could cause the planned April 2016 opening of the new Panama Canal expansion to be delayed, pushing off the benefits it could offer U.S. farmers in shipping their crops to...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Cayla McLelandAmerica?s Pig Farmer of the Year ? 2015Keith Schoettmer, Tipton County, America?s Pig Farmer of the Year 2015-16The National Pork Board is on the hunt to find America?s Pig Farmer of the Year. Keith Schoettmer of Tipton county...
