Hoosier Ag Today Podcast Network

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...

Jason Harrold guest hosts this week as Charlie is out is working his way through a challenging harvest so far. Multiple squares have hit on his harvest bingo card. We talk USDA mulligans on the corn crop size, which leads to another episode of "Ryan's Rants",  harvest progress and the 2027 Red Power Round-up. 

The agbiosciences are being asked to answer harder questions faster than ever — and at the same time, public trust in institutions and expertise is thinning. This week we are joined by Chris Boomsma, CEO of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), for a conversation about what it actually takes to produce science that farmers, researchers, companies and policymakers can all rely...

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer reports on HAT news and it is an update on Indiana harvest from the past week. A lot of progress was made, bringing harvest much closer to the finish line. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says the Indiana Farm Forecast is good, but not as perfect as last week, and the grain and oilseed markets were again mixed Friday. Andy Eubank has the settlements and analyst...

Get ready for a power-packed episode of Hoosier Ag This Week! From full-throttle harvest updates across Indiana to high-stakes legislative news, market trends, and inspirational FFA moments, here is what is in store for this week’s broadcast: 1. Top News & Legislative Priorities 99th National FFA Convention Takeover: Over 70,000 FFA members converged on downtown Indianapolis. Get an inside look at...

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news including details on the new harvest weather forecast, and the National FFA convention in Indianapolis event brings tremendous economic value to the state, but for FFA members it's about executing their motto. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says the open harvest window will continue for the most part, and the grain and oilseed m...

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller, Greg Allen and Andy Eubank report on HAT news including back to the National FFA convention in Indianapolis where we touched base with Indiana FFA students, and we have a harvest report from north central Indiana. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin calls for another week of mostly open harvest conditions, and the grain and oilseed markets were mostly lower Wednesda...

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news including the National FFA Secretary joining us from the annual convention in Indianapolis, and another look at corn harvest in Indiana. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has more sunny, warm, and dry days in the Indiana Farm forecast, and the grain and oilseed markets could not forge a turn around Tuesday yesterday. Andy Eubank ha...

With so much new technology entering the market, how do we figure out what's actually helpful? This week, we're coming to you from Nutrien Ag Solutions' Innovation Farm in Champaign, Illinois. Dr. Karl Wyant joins Thaddeus Bates, senior manager of the Innovation Farm Network, to explore how the farms put new equipment, products and practices to the test. Hear how grower needs shape their work, why...

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller report on HAT news including a preview of this week's national FFA convention in Indianapolis and Indiana Farm Bureau talks policy in the new HAT farm policy podcast. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin's Indiana Farm forecast keeps the harvest window open, and the Monday grain and oilseed markets continued the lower trend as harvest is at full spee...

This week we learn the real reason why Charlie could not make it to the studio for last week's podcast. Of course, this time of year there is a lot going on, but Charlie seems to have had a bit of "extra" on his operation. We discuss harvest conditions, harvest progress, our frenemies at USDA and pick up some tips on rehabbing muck messes. 

It started with forty acres of sagebrush in Utah County, bought in 1979 so a father's sons could turn it into a sod farm and earn money for college. Decades later, one of those sons heard a friend was using nanotechnology to improve a dry-cleaning business and wondered whether the same idea could do something for a farm. The trials that followed beat industry standards — and the sod farm became an...