DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company have announced that all required regulatory approvals and clearances have been received to close on a merger of the two companies. The merger will close August 31, and shares of Dow and DuPont will cease trading at the close of the...
The August USDA Crop Production report (August 10) is always a major event because it is the first authoritative estimate on the size of the current U.S. corn and soybean crop. This report will determine the price ranges for these crops for the remainder of the year....
In today?s over-politicized, over-media-hyped, over-twitterized world, it is very difficult to sort out fact from fiction, honest rhetoric, and demagoguery. As a result, we have become very skeptical and cynical people. So, when Scott Pruitt said he was going to...
As a part of a multi-state tour, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will visit the Indiana State Fair on Tuesday. After spending the weekend in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois, the Secretary will arrive on the State Fairgrounds on Tuesday. First, he will be given a...
Farmland is one of the most significant assets producers have in their portfolio. Strong land values are critical to maintaining strong equity positions for producers and good collateral for ag lenders in the current economic downturn. An Iowa State University survey...
HAT Exclusive: EPA Administrator Visits Indiana Farm, Talks WOTUSEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spent part of Wednesday on an Indiana farm talking about how to fix the Waters of the U.S. Rule. Gary Truitt was the only radio reporter allowed to attend the event. The...
Co-Alliance and Farmers Grain recently signed a Letter of Intent for a joint venture to build a state-of-the-art feed mill at the Farmers Grain facility in Columbia City, Indiana. The joint venture will allow Co-Alliance to expand its pork presence in the area and...
Drought areas get worseNorth and South Dakota drought continues and there is no immediate end in sight. Ryan Martin, HAT Chief Meteorologist, traveling in Canada this week, says the drought has expanded further to the west and north of the Dakotas.?Montana is getting...
A bill endorsed by President Donald Trump that would change the U.S. immigration system may harm farm labor. The bill, by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) of Arkansas and David Perdue (R-GA), would reduce the number of legal immigrants coming into the United States and...
Senate Democrats are pushing back against President Trump concerning Cuba, reviving a bill to lift the U.S. embargo. In mid-June, Trump rolled back former President Barack Obama?s historic opening to the island. The group of Senators, led by Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden,...
