Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankYellow flowers are ButterweedIf you travel rural roads in the Hoosier state and around the nation for that matter, you’ve probably noticed a lot of yellow flowers in the fields. The bright yellow in fields stretches from Texas...
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Gasoline Prices Should Stay Low for Summer
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittWally TynerCurrent supplies of gasoline and expected production this year should keep prices at the fuel pump 40-60 cents per gallon lower than last summer despite supply disruptions that have pushed prices higher in recent months,...
State Leaders Congratulate New National FFA CEO
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag Today“Congratulations to Mark Poeschl on his selection to serve as the next chief executive officer of National FFA,” said Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb. As the home of FFA’s national headquarters as well as the national...
Compromise Labeling Bill Finally on the Table
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayRanking Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, has shared the language of her GMO labeling bill with committee chairman Pat Roberts, a Kansas Republican. Stabenow also says her staff has briefed...
Opposition to Trade by Presidential Candidates Concerns Pork Industry
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittOpposition to Trade by Presidential Candidates Concerns Pork Industry At this point, the leading candidates for President are opposed to, or at least luke warm on, agricultural trade. This is a situation about which the U.S. pork...
New Land Grant Commission Gets Busy on Food Security
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankFood security commissionThis week a new commission to address world food security began its work. The commission called The Challenge of Change: Engaging Public Universities to Feed the World was appointed by the Association of Public...
100 New Stores Soon Offering E15
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittKum & Go will be offering E15 at more than 100 stores across the country by the end of the year. The company will be offering consumers a choice of E15 at pumps across 10 states and at about 30 locations. Growth Energy has worked in...
New Platform Aims to Expedite Farm Labor Visa Processing
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayFederal officials say they have streamlined the process farmers use to temporarily bring migrant workers into the United States. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department launched an online...
Dairy Groups Urge Obama to Oppose WHO Proposal
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayThe U.S. dairy industry wants President Barack Obama to challenge a World Health Organization proposal that would discourage the consumption of dairy products by young children. The National Milk Producers Federation, along with...
Farm Bureau Analysis Shows TPP Means Billions to Ag
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankTPP means billionsEconomic analysis by American Farm Bureau indicates the Trans Pacific Partnership is a net positive for U.S. agriculture, and AFBF supports a swift passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade and investment...