WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – 2020 is shaping up to be a better year for farmers than originally projected but the New Year might not be as kind to the profit margins of food producers.

That’s according to agricultural economists at Purdue University, who spoke during a Dec. 11 about the outlook for corn and soybeans.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – In recent years, agricultural producers have found innovative ways and opportunities to gather data from their operations. The collection of this “Big Data” is meant to bring insight to how solutions can be found for challenges facing the industry on a producer-level. However, the data alone does not solve practical problems. This is why AgriNovus Indiana recently held its first Producer-led Innovation Challenge, naming a winner earlier this month.

The winner was Team Benton Group from Ambia, Ind., in partnership with iYOTAH Solutions. The team was led by Keith Hoeing, who is a dairy producer himself, and innovator Paul Ousterhout.