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Indiana Cattle Producer Tim Schwab Shares Farm Bill Priorities
While lawmakers are focused on Farm Bill politics, Indiana’s producers are focused on what is needed to keep running their farms as smoothly as possible. Among the politicizing Farm Bill efforts this year on Capitol Hill are SNAP work requirements, WIC spending cuts,...
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Indiana Cattle Producer Tim Schwab Shares Farm Bill Priorities
While lawmakers are focused on Farm Bill politics, Indiana’s producers are focused on what is needed to keep running their farms as smoothly as possible. Among the politicizing Farm Bill efforts this year on Capitol Hill are SNAP work requirements, WIC spending...
Grain Prices ‘Suffering’ from Lack of Demand, Says Market Analyst Rick Hollister
With harvest fast approaching, one of the biggest concerns impacting grain prices is the lack of demand—as the USDA lowered demand estimates last week in their August report. “You know, that's a 'cat-and-mouse game' that we play this time of year, every year,” says...
103 Indiana Farm Families Honored with Hoosier Homestead Award
Recognized for their families’ longstanding commitment to agriculture, 103 Indiana family farms were presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair this week from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don...
US Moves to Next Stage in Dispute Process with Mexico over Biotech Corn
The U.S. is establishing a dispute settlement panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to challenge Mexico’s measures on biotech corn. That’s according to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. Mexico set rules in place during a decree in...
Early Wheat Harvest in Ukraine Has Mixed Results
The Ukrainian wheat harvest has mixed results so far. Senior Vice President of futures broker R.J. O’Brein, Zsolt Vincze says the initial harvest from Ukraine showed good yields due to good weather, but the value may be another story. “The farmers used less...
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USDA Offering $500 Million in Federal Funds to Expand US Biofuel Availability
The USDA is offering up to $500 million in federal funds to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. The money is being funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed Congress and was signed into law by President Biden in 2022. USDA Secretary Tom...
Vilsack to Announce Biofuels Funding Monday
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heads to the Twin Cities area in Minnesota Monday. The Department of Agriculture says Vilsack will announce significant new funding being awarded by USDA to bolster and expand the availability of homegrown biofuels nationwide. During...
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Grain Prices ‘Suffering’ from Lack of Demand, Says Market Analyst Rick Hollister
With harvest fast approaching, one of the biggest concerns impacting grain prices is the lack of demand—as the USDA lowered demand estimates last week in their August report. “You know, that's a 'cat-and-mouse game' that we play this time of year, every year,” says...
Basting: Lack of Corn Demand Weighing on Grain Markets
Following the release of the USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report, as well as the USDA’s Crop Production Report Friday afternoon, the biggest concern may be the lack of demand that is currently being shown for corn according to Brian Basting,...
Corn, Wheat Prices Impacted by Increased Attacks Between Russia and Ukraine
Corn and wheat prices continue to be impacted by the increase in recent attacks between Russia and Ukraine. “Just since the end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, strikes carried out by Russia have destroyed 180-thousand tons of grain inside Ukraine, including...
Corn, Wheat Prices Pushed Higher Following Abandoned Black Sea Deal
Russia's failure to extend the Black Sea Grain Deal has pushed corn and wheat prices higher. Dr. Kim Anderson, grain market economist with Oklahoma State University, says Russia seems determined to stop wheat and other exports out of Ukraine. “I think the markets...
Indiana Farmers Visit Colombia to See Value of Checkoff Investments
Even though it’s about 2,100 miles from Indianapolis to Cartagena, Colombia, several farmers representing the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) and Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) made the trip last week to learn more about the value of teaming up with other...
Russia’s Suspension of Black Sea Grain Initiative Could Take Months to Impact Markets, Says Analyst Karl Setzer
Russia says it is refusing to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative—a U.N.-backed deal that has allowed Ukraine to export grain and other food items during the ongoing war. “You're dealing with Russia and it's hard to predict what they want,” says Karl Setzer,...
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Grain Prices ‘Suffering’ from Lack of Demand, Says Market Analyst Rick Hollister
With harvest fast approaching, one of the biggest concerns impacting grain prices is the lack of demand—as the USDA lowered demand estimates last week in their August report. “You know, that's a 'cat-and-mouse game' that we play this time of year, every year,” says...
103 Indiana Farm Families Honored with Hoosier Homestead Award
Recognized for their families’ longstanding commitment to agriculture, 103 Indiana family farms were presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair this week from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb....
US Moves to Next Stage in Dispute Process with Mexico over Biotech Corn
The U.S. is establishing a dispute settlement panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to challenge Mexico’s measures on biotech corn. That’s according to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. Mexico set rules in place during a decree in February...




















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