Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe Renewable Fuels Association today sent a letter to Lowe’s CEO Robert Niblock, urging his company to remove a sign appearing at several Midwest locations that inaccurately warns consumers to not use ethanol blends in small...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayThe American Soybean Association (ASA), as part of an industry coalition consisting of CropLife America, the American Seed Trade Association, the Ag Retailers Association, the National Cotton Council of America, the National...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayIndiana corn farmers are needed to fill leadership positions on the Indiana Corn Marketing Council as five farmers are retiring from the board this year. The Council manages state corn checkoff investments with the goal of...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittTaking the Weather Risk Out of Weed ControlWeather is the big unknown in farming, but new technology can help you take some of the weather risk out of your weed control program.Bayer’s Jason Manz says the reactivation technology...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAccording to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 999,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 41.96 million gallons daily. That is up 21,000 b/d from the week before and the highest total in nine weeks. The four-week average for ethanol...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittNew Options for Pre-Plant Weed ControlMarch will likely go out like a lamb with warmer, above normal temperatures in the forecast for the end of the month. That, of course, will spur fieldwork. For many Indiana growers, that will mean a...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittSenate Vote on GMO Labeling FailsA voluntary, GMO labeling bill failed to receive enough votes Wednesday to clear a procedural hurdle. The Senate voted 48 to 49 against the voluntary labeling proposal by Senate Agriculture Chair Pat...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittIn recognition of National Ag Day, a day to celebrate the abundance of food, feed and fuel that American farmers provide to the world, Tom Buis, co-chair of Growth Energy, issued the following statement:“American farmers are to be...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittLivestock Industry Needs High Quality Soy Protien-HATThe population of hogs and chickens in the U.S. is getting larger, and so is their need for high-quality feed. According to soy checkoff-funded research, the number of hogs produced...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittOil futures settled higher on Friday as U.S. prices scored a gain of more than 7% for the week, after a top energy monitor said prices might have bottomed on expectations that falling supplies will help alleviate the global glut of...
