Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittVal DolciniU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that producers who chose coverage from the safety net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe U.S. House has sent the highway funding bill on to the Senate for consideration, a bill that includes a fix to crop insurance cuts that were included in last month?s budget deal. The House voted 359 to 65 on Thursday to advance the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittWally TynerThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?s final rules on the volume of biofuels that must be produced from 2014 to 2016 continues the current policy thrust that biofuels reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared with fossil...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittWhile in Paris Wednesday as part of the United Nations climate change talks, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack released two climate-related reports. One report, released by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, highlights the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankRestoring crop insurance cutsHouse and Senate negotiators have struck a transportation deal and it contains a reversal of federal crop insurance cuts. The five year, $300 billion Highway and Mass Transit bill averts a $3 billion cut to...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Cayla McLelandDr. Harry Snelson ? MPC 2015The way pig farmers and veterinarians have gotten access to anti-microbials in the past is just that, a thing of the past. Dr. Harry Snelson addressed the crowd at the Midwest Pork Conference on Monday and...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAccording to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 956,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 40.15 million gallons daily. That is down 52,000 b/d from the previous week’s record-breaking output rate. The four-week average for ethanol...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe surplus in agricultural trade will tumble 63 percent to the lowest in a decade, according to a report by Bloomberg. That’s because of lower commodity prices and a stronger dollar that reduces the competitiveness of the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe enrollment period for the Federal Conservation Reserve Program opened Tuesday. This month marks the 30th anniversary of the federally funded program and as of September, 24.2 million acres were enrolled in the program. USDA says CRP...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe National Biodiesel Board (NBB) held a press call Tuesday to explain why they are so pleased with the final rule on volume obligations for biodiesel under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). First of all, NBB CEO Joe Jobe says...
