Industry experts, business leaders and federal government representatives came together Wednesday to discuss impacts trade policies are having on Indiana companies.

Indiana Newsdesk spent a day in the fields with Clay County farmer Josh Butt to see how being put in the crosshairs of the trade war is affecting farmers.

Indiana is one of the top states in the U.S. for soybean production - a commodity hit by China's tariffs.

Most of the money - more than $3.6 billion - will go to soybean farmers. Last year, China bought nearly a third of all soybeans grown in the U.S.

Young says while he's behind the mission of imposing tariffs to bring about better trade behavior, he's anxious about the Trump administration's approach.

According to a U.S. Census Bureau report, Indiana had nearly 1,500 single-family permits in June. That's a 10 percent decrease from May.

About 80 percent of the equipment manufactured at Cummins' Seymour plant goes to global markets.

Hoosier soybean farmers say they've begun to see tangible drawbacks to President Donald Trump's trade war with China.

Indiana home builders say President Donald Trump's "America first" policies aren't helping them.

Hoosier farmers are taking a collective sigh of relief after ongoing negotiations between President Donald Trump and China have appeared to reach a stalemate.