Articles tagged as: Agriculture
April 20, 2020
Indiana Farmers Get Ready To Plant Amid Lower Grain Prices
The start of the planting season looks much better than last year's wet spring, but grain prices have fallen during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreApril 8, 2020
Farmer Sentiment Barometer Records Largest Monthly Drop With Coronavirus Concerns
The national Ag Economy Barometer saw sharp declines in current and future expectations tracking with other industries feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreApril 2, 2020
High Yields, Drop In Ethanol Demand Due To COVID-19 Could Hurt Corn Producers
Agricultural economists say there is potential for record high year for corn yields this year, but that may not be good news for farmers.
Read MoreMarch 19, 2020
Can Animals Get COVID-19?
Many have worried if COVID 19 can impact animals. Indiana State Veterinarian Bret Marsh says that has not been confirmed.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2020
House Passes Bill To Allow INFB To Create Health Plan
The legislative push comes at a time when Indiana farmers say profit margins are tight and health care costs are challenging.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2020
Indiana's Largest Industrial Hemp Grower Plans To Expand Its Crop
WFYI's Taylor Bennett spoke with Biodynamic Ventures President and CEO John Bales about his ambition to make Indiana the country's foremost grower and processor of hemp.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2020
Two Bills Aim To Stop Dicamba, Pesticide Misuse
The state has gotten so many complaints about dicamba drift that farmers must stop applying certain dicamba products on soybeans starting June 20.
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2020
Pesticide Police, Overwhelmed By Dicamba Complaints, Ask EPA For Help
Across the Midwest, millions of acres of farmland have been damaged by dicamba, an herbicide that can damage crops not engineered to withstand it. There are so many cases, regulators can't keep up.
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2020
Indiana President To Serve On National Farm Bureau Board
The national organization brings agricultural producers from across the country together advocating for issues facing the ag community.
Read MoreFebruary 5, 2020
Hoosier Farmers Welcome Signing Of USMCA Trade Deal
The USMCA will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and is expected to slightly increase real gross domestic product.
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