Indiana

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers for a Green New Deal made its debut Wednesday during a Capitol Hill press conference.  The new organization was joined by several House Democrats.   Sherri Dugger, an Indiana farmer, co-chairs the new coalition.  She sai...

Pressure is mounting on Congress to pass USMCA.  Indiana state Farm Bureau president Randy Kron said passing USMCA is just common sense.   “If we want deals with other countries, we got to show that we can make some deals.  And you know,...

Pressure is mounting on Congress to pass USMCA.  Indiana state Farm Bureau president Randy Kron said passing USMCA is just common sense.   “If we want deals with other countries, we got to show that we can make some deals.  And you know, it’s just to me, common sense, Mexico and Canada, being trading partners, logistically, Mexico is #1 on corn, and they want some ethanol, we need to cut a deal, g

The House held a subcommittee hearing Wednesday on the relocation proposals for two USDA agencies highlighting further contention regarding the move.  USDA has proposed relocating the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to the Kansas City metro, Indiana, or to Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, North Carolina.  ...

The Supreme Court this week rejected to hear challenges to state animal ag laws.  The Supreme Court rejected oral arguments in two lawsuits, one against California and another against Massachusetts, regarding interstate commerce of agriculture products.  The law...

The Supreme Court this week rejected to hear challenges to state animal ag laws.  The Supreme Court rejected oral arguments in two lawsuits, one against California and another against Massachusetts, regarding interstate commerce of agriculture products.  The law...

Nearly $840 million in trade aid has been handed out to farmers from the Department of Agriculture so far this year. The payments stem from the trade mitigation package announced by USDA to help offset trade war loses for farmers. The package, worth $12 billion, has paid out $837...