Gary Truitt
President at Hoosier Ag Today
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1 month ago |
hoosieragtoday.com | Gary Truitt
Consumers have been hit with sticker shock when shopping for eggs over the past few months. Grocery store prices have doubled and even tripled, and some stores have run out of eggs or put limits on how many can be purchased. Avian Flu is only part of the reason according to a recently released report. The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak over the past six months has resulted in about one-third of the entire commercial egg laying flock in the U.S. being euthanized.
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2 months ago |
hoosieragtoday.com | Gary Truitt
Robert Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed and sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services. This sprawling federal regulatory agency has authority over a wide variety of agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and others. Kennedy, a long time skeptic of vaccines and promoter of conspiracy theories, has made it clear that he has plans for making changes in our food supply and the agricultural practices that produce it.
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2 months ago |
wwbl.com | Gary Truitt
Robert Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed and sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services. This sprawling federal regulatory agency has authority over a wide variety of agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and others. Kennedy, a long time skeptic of vaccines and promoter of conspiracy theories, has made it clear that he has plans for making changes in our food supply and the agricultural practices that produce it.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
hoosieragtoday.com | Gary Truitt
Raising livestock has never been easy–but don’t worry folks! There are a whole group of people with lots of money and some very strange ideas that want to help you get out of the livestock business. The animal activist movement has been around for a long time, but these are not your father’s animal activists. These are nut jobs with a whole new set of tricks, a whole new agenda, and a bit of a different way of doing things.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
hoosieragtoday.com | Gary Truitt
Animal activist attacks on the livestock industry are not new. What is new are the tactics and messaging they are using. The days of PETA protesters taking off their clothes to protest fur and leather and undercover videos of livestock operations are in the past. Today, their attacks and far more sophisticated and well-funded. On the first episode of WTF?
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“Yeah, it'd be hugely detrimental,” says Dr. Tommy Butts, @PurdueExtension Weed Scientist, following reports that Bayer may stop producing glyphosate, the world’s most popular weed killer. @PurdueAg @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueBPP @PurdueHortLA @PurdueAgryExt https://t.co/dNIG7Jyjor
On the latest episode of the Purdue Crop Chat Podcast: Shaun Casteel (@PurdueSoybean) and Dan Quinn (@PurdueCorn) discuss weeds with @PurdueExtension Weed Scientist, Dr. Tommy Butts (@PUweeds). @PurdueAg @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueBPP @PurdueHortLA https://t.co/X6eJ6jVmLO
Greg Rowland, who farms near Salem in Washington County, tells Hoosier Ag Today that he's already planted soybeans, but is waiting for warmer, drier conditions to start planting popcorn for Preferred Popcorn. @wslmradio97 @PurdueExtension @PUCommercialAg https://t.co/WNrdlSkxX8