Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittIn years past, the auto industry has been criticized for not taking greater initiative in changing the way it builds cars and light trucks to meet growing concerns over carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. But with the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittBoosting Soybean Yield by Planting Less.Purdue research suggests lowering soybean seeding rates will not impact yield. In today’s Better Farming report, research shows that fewer plants may actually yield more. ...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittWhite House Egg Roll Highlights Egg IndustryToday, the American Egg Board will continue its nearly four decades of support of the White House Easter Egg Roll with the 39th Commemorative Egg presentation to First Lady Michelle Obama on...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittRecently, the folks at Fair Oaks Dairy announced a $230 million project in Newton County. It involves a cheese processing plan and a “dairy-themed” hotel. The purpose of this hotel is to help educate people about the dairy...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankResiduals for 2016Weed control this spring is going to be a priority since Indiana and the Midwest have gone through a winter that has left some farm fields ripe with unwanted vegetation. David Hillger is an Indiana based Enlist Field...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayIn a meeting today with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of General Counsel, representatives of the National Pork Producers Council demanded that the agency defend the purchase by the National Pork Board from NPPC...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAccording to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 995,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 41.79 million gallons daily. That is down 4,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at 989,000 b/d for an...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittPlant Fewer Seeds, Get More YieldIn the Hoosier Ag Today Better Farming video, a Purdue Soybean Specialist discusses how growers can plant fewer soybean seeds and actually get higher yields. Dr. Shawn Casteel’s research has led...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittCoffee is among the most traded commodities in the world. Only crude oil is traded on world markets more than coffee. Despite the fact that the US has a Starbucks on almost every corner, we are not the biggest coffee drinkers in the...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittLobbyists for the U.S. agriculture industry and major business groups are descending on Havana, hoping to leverage President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba to advance their interests on the island. Obama is in Cuba, the first time...
