The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 1/11/25

On this edition of Hoosier Ag This Week: We dive deeper into an Indiana Senate bill that would strip the Lt. Governor of his oversight of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. We spoke with both Lt. Governor-elect Micah Beckwith and State Senator Susan Glick, the co-author of the bill, to get their feedback on the legislation.

A positive case of bird flu has been identified at a commercial turkey farm in Jay County in East-Central Indiana. Eric Pfeiffer chats with Denise Derrer Spears with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health about the measures being used to stop the spread of the virus.

You’ll also hear about a new survey from Purdue that asks farmers how they feel about the state of the economy following the election last November.

AND you’ll meet this year’s newly-crowned Indiana State Fair Queen for 2025, Pilar Bravo from Marion County. You’ll hear about her all-time favorite food item at the Indiana State Fair, which may come as a surprise!

We’ll feature those stories—plus, Brian Basting with Advance Trading joins us to review the USDA’s monthly WASDE Report for January and discuss the impact it had on Friday’s grain markets. It’s all part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!