Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittRecently, a friend sent me a photo of an actual dairy case in a real supermarket that had a label that read “gluten-free milk.” Now just ponder that a minute. I have also seen labels on chicken that read “hormone...
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Milkweed for Monarchs: You Want Me to Plant What?
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittLuke Bozeman, with BASF, left, and researcher Harold Coble talk about planting milkweed.Harold Coble, a professor emeritus from North Carolina State University, recently had dinner with a corn and soybean grower where he talked about...
Hoosier Ag Today Launches Video Series with Purdue
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittDr. Shawn Casteel from the Purdue Department of Agronomy and Dr. Jim Mintert from the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture.Hoosier Ag Today, Indiana’s leading agricultural communications company, has partnered with the Purdue...
A New Approach to Crop Protection
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittA New Approach to Crop ProtectionDavid Hollinrake,As farmers get ready to plant their crop, a lot of thought and money goes into protecting that crop from pests and disease. But, with innovation, growers will soon begin to think...
It Is OK to Fuel the Boat with Ethanol
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe gasoline used by more than 95 percent of Americans, E10, contains 10 percent ethanol and is safe to use in marine engines. All current boat engines are warrantied for E10 and have been for nearly two decades. Yet for some reason,...
No Hope for Higher Prices in USDA Report
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayUSDA made no changes to the US corn balance sheet while globally the coarse grain supplies for 15/16 were projected 1.6 mln tons lower on lower beginning stocks of corn in Brazil and lower production out of South Africa. US balance...
Vilsack Has Concerns about Syngenta China Deal
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittVilsack Has Concerns about Syngenta China DealTom VilsackSyngenta, one of the world’s leading crop protection companies, has been purchased by China. US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has serious concerns about what this...
Soy Growers Take Sustainability Seriously
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankSoy sustainabilityU.S. soybean farmers practice sustainability in order to survive and that’s a message they need to share with end users of their products who are growing more persistent in their demand for sustainably produced...
Ethanol Trade Groups Commend Administration for Swift Action on China AD/CVD Case
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittLast week, in response to the People’s Republic of China’s issuance of the preliminary sampling results and related issues pursuant to the antidumping and countervailing duty cases against the U.S. distiller’s dried...
Pork Industry Angry Over HSUS, USDA Lawsuit Settlement Talks
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayPork producers want USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to exhaust all legal options against a lawsuit filed by the Humane Society of the United States. Delegates from both the National Pork Board and the National Pork Industry Council...
