Hoosier Ag Today by: Cayla McLelandTime Running Out On Tax ProvisionsCongress went on the Thanksgiving recess without an agreement on extending expired tax provisions. Farm Bureau tax advisor Pat Wolff says there are 50 tax provisions that expired at the end of last...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittDemand is the Key to Raise Corn PricesBob UtterbackWith corn prices expected to stay under $4 for much of 2016, building demand is the hope for a recovery. Corn prices started the week higher after last week’s sharp selloff, but...
