Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayWASHINGTON — Data released today by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) officially confirmed that new records were set in 2015 for U.S. ethanol production and blending. According to the EIA data, U.S. ethanol...
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FBI Warns Agriculture a Target of Foreign Espionage
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning that agriculture is a target by foreigners engaged in “economic espionage.” At USDA’s Agriculture Outlook Forum, FBI representatives had a booth aimed at promoting...
USDA 10 Year Projections Not Encouraging for Corn and Soybean Producers
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittUSDA 10 Year Projections Not Encouraging for Corn and Soybean ProducersIf you are not happy with the current level of corn and soybean prices, then you are not going to be happy for a long time because the long term outlook from USDA is...
EPA ?Committed? to Releasing RFS on Time
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAfter failing in recent years to meet mandated timelines for the Renewable Fuel Standard, the Environmental Protection Agency is vowing to get the program back on schedule, reports Agri Pulse. “We don’t like missing...
Ethanaol Stocks Fall for First Time in 4 Weeks
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAccording to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 994,000 barrels per day (b/d)—or 41.75 million gallons daily. That is up 19,000 b/d from the week before and a six-week high. The four-week average for ethanol production stood at...
AgriNovus Organization Expanding
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayAgriNovus Indiana, a Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) sector initiative for the agbiosciences sector, has expanded its Executive Steering Committee to 20 members. AgriNovus Indiana is committed to strengthening the...
Crude Drops as Saudi Oil Minister Shatters Hope For Producer Cuts
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittCrude futures settled with a sharp loss on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, Ali al-Naimi, shattered any hopes that producers would cut back on output to help alleviate the world’s excess supplies. April West...
Appeals Court to Hear WOTUS Challenges
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayA federal appeals court this week ruled it will hear challenges to the Waters of the U.S. rule. On Monday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati agreed to hear challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule...
Fewer Grain Entrapments Reported in 2015
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayThe number of confirmed grain bin entrapments and incidents in other confined spaces on U.S. farms fell in 2015 to its lowest level in a decade, but it is likely that many such cases continue to go unreported, a Purdue...
Battle Lines Being Drawn on GMO Bill
Hoosier Ag Today by: Hoosier Ag TodayThe American Farm Bureau Federation’s Board of Directors today voted to support efforts of Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) to move forward with a bill to pre-empt state GMO labeling mandates....