Hoosier Ag Today by: Cayla McLelandRR+ Challenge Creates Decision-Making Tool for FarmersA farmer challenge on weed management has helped with decision-making for 2016. Participants in the Roundup Ready PLUS challenge were able to compare the weed management platform...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittA legal opinion by the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds that the Environmental Protection Agency broke the law with its social media and grassroots lobbying campaign advocating for its own ?Waters of the U.S.? rule. Following...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAs promised, the new Argentine President Mauricio Macri eliminated export taxes on agricultural goods including beef, wheat and corn while cutting a tariff on soybeans by 5 percentage points. Bloomberg reports that Macri told farmers...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday recreational users of unmanned aerial systems, or drones, must register their systems with the federal government. Anyone using a hobby UAS that weighs from 0.55 pounds up to 55...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittOregon has joined a pair of its West Coast neighbors to finalize its Clean Fuels Program (CFP), gaining praise from the National Biodiesel Board, who points out how biodiesel can help the state reduce greenhouse gas emissions 10 percent...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittDow Chemical and DuPont agreed to combine their operations into one company that will subsequently split into three, reflecting one of the top 20 biggest mergers ever. With collective market capitalization of $130...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittSeveral supporters this week filed friend-of-the-court briefs, joining the American Farm Bureau Federation in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on the Environmental Protection Agency?s Chesapeake Bay water quality...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittThe Proposed $120 billion merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont should be able to clear a U.S. antitrust review if the companies sell off a few pieces, according to analysts. The potential deal would merge the two biggest U.S. chemical...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Andy EubankDonnelly on GMO labeling?If you want to promote your product that it?s non-GMO, God bless. This is America and you have the freedom to say anything you want and put it on your label.?With that statement out of the way, Indiana Senator...
Hoosier Ag Today by: Gary TruittAmid financial turmoil, Abengoa shut down two ethanol plants in Kansas. The Wichita Eagle reports the company shut down one of the plants two weeks ago. The Spanish company with operations worldwide filed for legal protection last month...
