The detection officially strips Indiana of its “unaffected state” status and triggers immediate mandatory movement restrictions, farm quarantines, and a 10-kilometer surveillance buffer zone near the affected farms.... Read More
A proposed fertilizer manufacturing project in Fair Oaks, Indiana, is among eight projects selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to advance a nationwide effort to strengthen domestic fertilizer production.... Read More
The restrictions affect the newly formed Food and Nutrition Administration, which is slated to establish Indianapolis as the central hub for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.... Read More
According to the newly released 2025 Indiana Farm Fatality Summary from Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program, 17 agricultural workplace deaths were documented across the state in 2025.... Read More
The agenda comes as farmers continue to wrestle with high input costs, elevated land prices and tight margins. INFB leaders say those pressures make it critical for lawmakers to address both the immediate financial challenges facing farm families.... Read More
Indiana farmers and ag businesses are facing a property tax shock after assessments on some farm buildings doubled, tripled and, in some cases, increased by as much as 500%.... Read More
For Indiana farmers still assessing the damage from recent flooding, the work of recovery is only beginning — and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is urging producers to start documenting losses now.... Read More
Just as producers across northern and central regions are trying to pick up the pieces following last week’s severe storms and flooding, a destructive and deceptive soil-borne disease is quietly taking aim at soybean fields across the state.... Read More
Led by retired Benton Central teacher Dale Butcher, the group established the Indiana Teach Ag Fund—a permanent endowment designed to recruit, train, support, and retain agricultural educators for generations to come.... Read More
Indiana animal health officials have imposed new restrictions on livestock, poultry and pet movements from parts of the Southwest following the recent detection of New World screwworm in the United States.... Read More
