The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast covered planting progress, markets and trade developments in a new episode released this week. Hosts C.J. Miller, Greg Allen and Andy Eubank led the discussion and recapped field conditions and market moves from the Corn Belt on May 14, 2026 . The epis...

U.S. corn suppliers and Thai buyers signed a memorandum of understanding this spring to support future corn trade, creating a potential new outlet for American corn growers. Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council, said Thailand currently buys no U.S. corn, a stat...

U.S. officials said two small swine herds tested positive for pseudorabies, prompting Canada and Mexico to impose targeted export restrictions on certain pork products. The detections involved animals traced to operations in Iowa and Texas herds , and both trading partners notifie...

A new Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) analysis finds allowing year-round E15 sales would modestly boost ethanol demand and corn prices, but proposed changes to Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) in the House bill could cut into overall farm income. FAPRI Director Seth Meyer ...

The shift to measurable, outcome-based metrics is reshaping broiler welfare on U.S. farms, Karen Christensen, senior director for Animal Welfare at Tyson Foods, told attendees at the 2026 Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference. Producers, integrators and retailers are moving toward standard...

Federal action to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule and to propose updated grazing regulations could give Western cattle and sheep producers more operational flexibility on public rangelands. Ranchers and permittees say the changes could allow quicker responses to weather,...