Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankWater mattersMany Hoosiers take water for granted, and at the most recent AgrIInstitute Thought Leaders program panelists representing various water utilities acknowledged that Indiana should have sufficient water resources for the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittFarmers Making Product Changes in 2016Bill FarmakisAnother survey of U.S. farmers shows that growers are cutting back in 2016 as a result of tight profit margins and low crop prices. A survey released by the J.L. Farmakis organization...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodaySenate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts remains determined to pass a voluntary GMO labeling bill in time to block a Vermont law from taking effect. Roberts said recently that agriculture groups should pressure U.S. Senate...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankHigh Oleic at Purdue DiningPurdue Dining & Catering is giving high oleic soybean oil from locally grown and processed beans a test run at Hillenbrand Dining Court, one of five on the campus. The early feedback on the zero-trans fats oil...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAccording to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 938,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 39.40 million gallons daily. That is down a whopping 38,000 b/d from the week before and the lowest output rate since the week ended 9/18/2015....
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittWith corn overall demand estimates lowered by 24 million bushels and U.S. corn ending stocks raised by 25 million bushels, farmers can expect about slightly less per bushel according U.S. Department of Agriculture reports released...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankMerritt on USFRA boardIndiana has a new sitting board member at the US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance. Jeanette Merritt from Miami County is Director of Checkoff Programs for Indiana Pork and as a farmer and board member of Indiana...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankFarmers building bridges with consumersThe US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance is asking farmers to take time this year to thank consumers, agriculture’s customers. They started the movement a month ago at Commodity Classic when crop...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayTwo hundred twenty-five food and agricultural companies and trade associations sent a letter to Congress on Monday calling for a swift vote on the Trans Pacific Partnership. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association was one...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAn analysis of a recent Iowa Department of Revenue report shows the average biodiesel blend purchased in Iowa reached 11.0 percent in 2015, an increase from the 9.4 percent average blend in 2014 and a new all-time record. While...
