Lenny Farlee (far right), Purdue Extension Forester, conducts a workshop for woodland owners during a recent event hosted by the Indiana Forestry and Woodland Owners Association (IFWOA). Photo ...

$37 billion! That’s the projected ag trade deficit for fiscal year 2026, according to an update this week from USDA. But, that’s a decrease from the record ag trade deficit of $43.7 billion in the ...

President Trump, seated at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on Monday, December 8, 2025, with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins (standing fourth from the right) and Indiana farmer Tyler ...

USDA has released noncompliance reports of the Boar’s Head production facility in New Castle, Indiana listing numerous unsanitary conditions and issues found by health inspectors over a ...

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, which is based in Michigan, says it is investing more than $20 million to build a new egg processing facility in Kendallville, Indiana. When complete in the spring of 2026, ...

Heading to another crop year in 2026, one expert has advice for soybean growers, and it comes from thinking about soybeans as a real crop, not just the crop you put in between corn every other year.

Growers are already looking ahead to the 2026 growing season, and weed management is at the top of the list. Early-season control is critical for protecting yield, especially as weeds continue to ...

Kingsly Ambrose, Purdue University professor of agricultural and biological engineering, is the author of an annual summary recording nationwide grain dust explosions. He reported nine incidents in ...

Many U.S. farmers say a newly announced $12 billion federal aid package will not be enough to offset mounting financial pressure caused by weak commodity prices, high input costs and lingering trade ...

Many ag producers remain concerned about what the MAHA movement might mean for the industry. “It’s a lot bigger than most people think,” says Scott Hays, Executive Director with the Missouri Pork ...

The US Senate has confirmed Julie Callahan as the next USTR chief agricultural negotiator. She was confirmed en bloc with dozens of nominations on a party line 53-43 vote. Her long government service, ...

You’ve been hearing a lot lately about the efforts by corn producers to expand the use of ethanol in 2026. But, there’s also a huge push by soybean growers to expand biodiesel as well. “We are ...