Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittPlanting Decisions Unclear for 2016Ron Halter interviewed by HAT and WOWO at Ft Wayne Farm ShowAs producers meet with their lenders and walk the aisles of trade shows, they are typically making final plans for the upcoming growing...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for January fell from December’s weak reading, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and energy. Overall The Rural...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankDEKALB in 2015Last year was a crazy weather year for Indiana and Midwest farmers. “Crazy is an understatement,” said Becca Waller with DEKALB. “Mother Nature threw quite a few curve balls at us. Either it was too wet...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittWhy Consumers Don’t Trust FarmersWhy consumers don’t trust the people who produce their food was the topic of a program at last week’s Agribusiness Council of Indiana annual meeting. The Center for Food Integrity...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittSlowing demand for animal feed this season will leave the world with a bigger hoard of grains than previously thought, according to the International Grains Council. Bloomberg reports that while production from bumper harvests will be...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittWhen Robb Fraley, son of Bob Fraley, an Eastern Illinois farmer, left the farm to attend the University of Illinois, starting an agricultural revolution was not on his mind. Yet, his choice to major in science rather than...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAlthough tests in the Dubois County avian influenza incident continue to prove negative, much more work must still be completed before this event can be considered over, according to Indiana State Veterinarian Bret D. Marsh,...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittFarmers Seeking Larger Operating Loans in 2016Warren-Graeff_2015 was not a very profitable year for many Indiana producers, and 2016 does not look a lot better. As a result, bankers are seeing an increase in requests for larger lines of...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittWith part of the “Great Green Fleet” as a backdrop, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heralded how the Navy and Marine Corps are using alternative energy sources and energy-saving techniques to...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Cayla McLelandResicore Herbicide Receives EPA RegistrationCorn growers seeking new ways to eliminate herbicide-resistant weeds and protect yield potential have a new tool to add to their arsenal. Resicore™ herbicide has received U.S....
