Hoosier Ag Today

This year's crop of Indiana Master Farmers including Honorary Master Farmer Jim Mintert, who recently retired as Director of the Purdue Center for Commericial Agriculture (@PUCommercialAg) and @PurdueAgEcon Professor. @PurdueAg @PurdueExtension hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/21/pur…

If you're a retail agronomist or crop consultant, then you'll want to attend the Agronomy Conference and Expo presented by The Fertilizer Institute (@Fertilizer_Inst) August 4-6 at the @JWMarriottIndy in Indianapolis. @PurdueAgronomy @CoreyRosenbusch hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/20/agr…

LOOKING BACK: With the @Indiana4h Grand Drive coming up at the @IndyStateFair, Farm Credit Mid-America (@farmcreditmid) is proud to bring you this look back at the 2021 event and Hoosier Ag Today’s interviews with the Grand Champions! WATCH THE VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=NKPtX0…

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (@GovBraun) will be among the featured speakers during the annual Indiana Ag Policy Summit from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30 at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon. @IN_Corn @INSoybean @ISDAgov hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/19/bra…

Katie Nelson, who has served as Deputy Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (@ISDAgov) since June 2023, will soon be leaving the agency to accept the position of Executive Director of Public Policy with @INFarmBureau. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/19/kat…

.@RepJimBaird (R-IN-04) joins Eric Pfeiffer on the latest episode of the Indiana Ag Policy Podcast to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill and how farmers and rural Hoosiers will benefit from the policy. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: hoosieragtoday.com/episode/rep-ba… @HouseGOP @HouseAgGOP @INGOP

As of Thursday afternoon, red crown rot has been detected in soybean fields across 8 Indiana counties: DeKalb, Allen, Adams, Rush, Decatur, Bartholomew, Knox, and Spencer. @PurdueAg @PurdueExtension @PurdueSoybean @PurdueCorn @PurdueBPP @DTelenko hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/17/red…

The Trump administration won’t be cracking down on pesticide use in the U.S. despite a report led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. that called crop protection products dangerous to people’s health. That's according to a report from Politico. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/17/rfk…

Several U.S. ag groups—including @ASA_Soybeans and @NationalCorn—are applauding President Trump's nomination of Dr. Julie Callahan to serve as Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (@USTradeRep). hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/17/jul…

If you’re interested in serving as a farm missionary and sharing the Christian ministry, you’ll want to be part of the NetCAP Annual Conference on August 6th at New Hope Christian Church in Whitestown—supported by @StewardsAgri and @HuntingtonAg. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/16/net…

Mark your calendars for Friday, August 8, as the @IndyStateFair celebrates "Keystone Cooperative Day!" CLICK BELOW to read the ways that Keystone Cooperative (@KeystoneCoop) plans to celebrate Indiana's ag and energy industries that day! hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/16/key…

More U.S. farms filed for bankruptcy in the first three months of 2025 than during the entire 2024 calendar year according to a study by @AR_Extension. There were 259 filings in the first three months of 2025—the most in any year since 2021. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/15/far…

.@dairyidfa is partnering with major dairy producers to eliminate the use of artificial dyes in ice cream. @INDairy producer Sam Schwoeppe, who also serves on the @PFDairy board, was there to share in that announcement. @USDA @SecRollins @SecKennedy hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/15/sam…

“About every field I'm in right now, I can find gray leaf spot,” says Chad Threewits, agronomic service rep for @SyngentaUS. That's why he recommends using Miravis Neo to protect corn and soybeans from fungus pressure. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/14/mir…

President Trump says he plans to impose 30-percent tariffs on products from Mexico and the EU beginning Aug. 1. @NASDAnews CEO Ted McKinney says Trump’s tariff strategy will be worth it, if it brings about balanced trade for the U.S ag industry. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/14/mck…

On the latest episode of the Purdue Crop Chat Podcast: Purdue’s Crop Pathologist Darcy Telenko (@DTelenko) discusses disease pressure around the state—tar spot in particular. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: hoosieragtoday.com/episode/purdue… @PurdueExtension @PurdueCorn @PurdueSoybean @PurdueBPP

Over 40 U.S. agricultural groups—including @ASA_Soybeans, @NationalCorn, and @NPPC—have sent a letter to President Trump asking him to quickly nominate a Chief Agricultural Negotiator to serve in the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Office. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/09/tru…

LOOKING BACK: Farm Credit Mid-America (@farmcreditmid) is proud to bring you this look back at the Grand Drive at the 2018 @IndyStateFair and Hoosier Ag Today’s interviews with the Grand Champions! @PurdueExtension @Indiana4h WATCH THE VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=MfG5FR…

Now that Republicans on Capitol Hill have passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill", @HouseAgGOP leaders—including Congressman Glenn Thompson (@CongressmanGT) and Congressman Jim Baird (@RepJimBaird) are now looking to pass a much smaller Farm Bill this fall. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/09/ski…

CLICK BELOW to hear Brian Basting with Advance Trading (@trust_ati) review USDA’s July WASDE Report and discuss other factors that are currently impacting the grain markets. hoosieragtoday.com/2025/07/11/usd…