Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe Farm Service Agency recently approved a modification allowing growers on a farm with one or more tracts outside the administrative county the option to recalculate Agriculture Risk Coverage-CO benefits based on the farm’s...
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Iowa Farmer, The Bachelor, Starring in Biofuels Ad
Hoosier Ag Today by: Cayla McLelandChris Soules Stars in Biofuels AdThe biofuels industry is making a big push in lieu of the Obama administration?s final ruling on the RFS in the coming days.In recent weeks, the oil industry has been running large ad campaigns...
Pelosi, ?Boost U.S. Biofuels Program Ahead of Paris Talks
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittNancy PelosiU.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and three other lawmakers are pressing President Barack Obama not to back-peddle on the country’s biofuels program just days ahead of global climate change talks in...
Why We Celebrate Thanksgiving the Way We Do
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittIn 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. Thanksgiving feasts at the end of harvest were nothing...
Farm Groups Unite to Protect Crop Insurance
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittNational Farmers Union (NFU) joined a broad coalition of 49 groups representing farm interests, equipment manufacturers, banks, insurance companies, credit lenders, and other entities in urging Congressional leadership to keep their...
Big Oil Poll Proven False
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittRenewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen dismissed a push poll released today by the American Petroleum Institute (API), which claimed that a majority of voters are concerned about using ethanol in their engines...
ASA Praises FDA GMO Labeling Plan
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes guidance issued today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that establishes guidelines for the uniform, voluntary labeling for non-GMO foods. Establishing a uniform standard for...
Monsanto Expecting Corn Prices to Rise in 2016
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittMonsanto executives this week said the company expects corn prices to rise in 2016. However, they added the majority of its growth will come from new products and expanding its reach to new markets, according to Reuters. Monsanto held...
Oil Higher as OPEC Output Falls, Global Supply Risks Rise
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittOil futures finished higher Monday buoyed by news that output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries saw third consecutive monthly decline, as France’s airstrikes in Syria raised concerns over potential supply...
European Organization Says Glyphosate Unlikely To Cause Cancer
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAccording to the Hagstrom Report, the European Food Safety Authority says glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in Monsanto weed killer, likely doesn’t cause cancer in humans. But EFSA did propose some new controls on...