Hoosier Ag Today Podcast Network

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news including critical decisions for 2027 made a little easier with a tool from Purdue University, and Indiana Grown has unveiled its 2026 Holiday Gift Box with products made right here in the Hoosier State. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin tells us how much longer this beautiful Indiana weather will continue, and the Monday corn, soy...

The voters have spoken! The blue wave or blue tsunami flattened almost everything it wanted to last week. Ryan and Charlie try to examine what it really means to Agriculture, and generally, the answer is "not much". We'll even hit state level impacts of the obvious voter discontent. Plus there is a USDA "screwjob" — we mean USDA report this week, and harvest continues to move closer to completion

What happens when a health system stops treating food as advice and starts treating it as infrastructure? On this episode of Agbioscience, host Eric Pfeiffer sits down with Joel Hungate of Hancock Health to unpack the Food Is Medicine campaign he's built as part of a broader strategic shift the system calls the "Infrastructure of Well-Being." Food Is Medicine has become a national conversation, bu...

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Greg Allen report on HAT news including one final trip around Indiana as harvest winds down, and Purdue has named its new president. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin calls for warm and dry during the first part of this new week, and the Friday corn and soybean markets closed just above even. Andy Eubank is joined by market analyst Brian Basting. It's all par...

On the latest episode of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for Nov. 7-8, 2026: 1. Critical Animal Health Warning: H5N1 Detected in Indiana Dairy Herds The Situation: Animal health officials are on high alert following the state's first confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza in dairy cattle. Two operationally connected dairy herds in Newton County have been quarantined after the virus was detected...

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report the HAT news including one final harvest weather update and a check on what is next for the farm bill and E15 now that the blue wave is headed for Washington. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin does have a dry period ahead as colder temperatures have taken over late-week, and the Thursday grain and oilseed markets were mixed, but soybean liquid...

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller report the HAT news including funny looking soybeans this harvest, and a look at factors impacting soybean prices, including soybean demand. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin calls for drier conditions across Indiana today but cloudy, and the Wednesday grain and oilseed markets were mixed but showed no strength in any sector. Andy Eubank is joined...

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report the HAT news including a preview of Indiana Farm Bureau's annual member gathering and a new Purdue University survey reveals a sharp erosion in farm balance sheets. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin sees maybe just a one-day rain event for Indiana, and that will be today. The Tuesday ag markets were all about a nickel lower. Andy Eubank is joi...

Are soils supplying the nutrients crops need? Millions of soil tests from across the U.S. and Canada offer a revealing picture. In this episode, Dr. Karl Wyant is joined by Dr. Leanna Nigon, director of agronomy and research at The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), to explore findings from the latest TFI Soil Test Summary, drawing on approximately 10.2 million soil samples from across the U.S. and Canad...

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report the HAT news including Indiana's first confirmed cases of H5N1 influenza virus in dairy cattle, and a first responder program supported by Indiana Corn Marketing Council that may potentially be saving the lives of farmers across the state. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says mostly dry today but rainy tomorrow across Indiana, and the Monday...

🌽 The latest Crop Chat Podcast is here! How is harvest progressing across Indiana? Host Eric Pfeiffer sits down with Purdue Extension’s Shaun Casteel and Dan Quinn to discuss the latest harvest conditions, what farmers are seeing in the fields, and some of the challenges and opportunities as the 2026 harvest season continues. Get the latest insights and perspectives from Purdue’s crop specialists...

This week after getting an update on Charlie's harvest bingo card (which inexplicably now has a 5 way bingo and is heading toward "blackout"), we dive into the latest merger and acquisition in the ag space with Keystone Coop's latest potential "gobbling up" of another competitor. When is enough enough? Who gains from this vertical integration and who loses? The local farm economy continues to get...

Joaquín Alarcón spent his career in industrial enzymes and chemical bio-products watching good green chemistry ideas die on the way to a plant. Catalyxx, the company he founded in 2017 and now leads as CEO, is built to avoid that fate. It takes plant-based alcohol — in the U.S., largely corn ethanol — and turns it into the same molecules the chemical industry has made from oil for a century. Same...

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer reports the HAT news and it is a look at harvest around Indiana last week, a week of major progress with all of the dry weather. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin does call for more clouds today around Indiana with some rain chances the first half of the week, and the Friday grains and oilseeds were mostly lower. Andy Eubank is joined by market analyst Brian Bast...

If you were looking for the latest Indiana and US farm news, congratulations! You found it! This is Hoosier Ag This Week! Eric Pfeiffer, Andy Eubank, Greg Allen, and C.J. Miller deliver the news and market info you need, and Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin is here with his Indiana Farm Forecast. On today’s show: diesel fuel relief is on the way, but when? A big honor for the former leader of the I...

The AgriNovus team has returned from Minneapolis having attended the Reuters Transform Food + Ag USA 2026, a convening of industry leaders across the entire value chain. We get into our team takeaways on where food and ag is headed, resilience in the food system and empathy and understanding for farmers. Christy presented at the event, and we give a sneak peek into an upcoming research report on F...

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Greg Allen report on HAT news including the new harvest weather forecast, and foreign entities continued to expand their ownership of American agricultural land in 2024. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a mostly dry day on tap today around Indiana and through most of the weekend, and the Thursday soybean market was lower, wheat higher, corn stuck in the...

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller report on HAT news including Cindy Hoye, long-time leader of the Indiana State Fair and now a member of the National 4-H Hall of Fame, and why National FFA was an important place to be for Farm Credit MidAmerica. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin tries to explain the mix of conditions in and around Indiana, and the Wednesday corn market worked a l...

🎙️ On the latest "4-H 4U" Podcast: Greg Allen chats with Florence Stahura and Jason Williamson of the Purdue 1 Mission Crew about the Purdue 1 Indiana Fifth Grade Essay Competition. The initiative connects young Hoosiers with the historic, all-Boilermaker commercial spaceflight—which will conduct microgravity research in space—by challenging fifth graders across Indiana to think boldly, stay curio...

🎙️ On the latest "Your Farm" Podcast: Indiana is a powerhouse in national fresh-market pumpkin production, but delivering a pristine harvest to market takes a relentless, year-round strategy! In this high-stakes episode, Stephen Meyers, Associate Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University, pulls back the curtain on the intensive 365-day operation required to protect high-value crops. From mana...

🎙️ On the latest "Your Community" Podcast: Grant writing can feel like a daunting task, but it remains one of the most powerful tools for local leaders, non-profits, and grassroots groups to secure funding and turn impactful ideas into reality. Kris Parker—Community Development Specialist with Purdue Extension—breaks down the core essentials of securing grants, demystifying a process that often in...

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news the extreme variability farmers are finding in their fields, with yields changing from one part of a field to another, and record-high input costs are putting an excruciating squeeze on those same farmers. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin calls for dry across the state the next three days with some exceptions, and the Tuesday grai...

Ever wondered how the potash fertilizer you apply is actually made? There's more to the process than you might think. In this episode, Lyle Cowell is joined by Courtney Rohachuk, manager of Nutrien's Pilot Plant, to explore how mined potash ore becomes finished fertilizer. Courtney walks us through the process, explaining how potassium chloride is separated from other salts, how granules are sized...

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news including the deep concern from corn growers after a major USDA crop reporting error, and learn about Purdue 1, bringing space exploration closer to home. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin's Indiana Farm Forecast now has some rain chances that he will detail, and the grain and oilseed markets came under pressure throughout the Mond...

🎙️ On the latest Indiana Ag Policy Podcast: Indiana Farm Bureau Public Policy Director Katie Nelson sounds the alarm for urgent state policy reform as Hoosier farmers face severe economic pressures heading into the 2027 legislative budget session. To keep family farms viable, Indiana Farm Bureau is pushing three critical legislative priorities: dramatically increasing state funding for rural infra...