The Indiana State Department of Agriculture says conservation practices can include but are not limited to, cover crops, nutrient management, residue and tillage management, and grassed waterways.... Read More
The five-month program features entrepreneurs in three categories competing for a share of $75,000 in cash prizes for their tech-based solutions to real-world problems.... Read More
The Handsome Brook Farms facilities in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky represent a 579.7-kilowatt portfolio that is expected to help the company’s partner producers reduce operating costs and build a more sustainable future.... 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 Grown has opened voting for its fourth annual Indiana's Ultimate Farmers Market Challenge. The contest gives residents the opportunity to vote for their favorite hometown farmers markets.... Read More
Susan Brocksmith is among the 2026 recipients of the award annually presented by industry magazine Indiana Prairie Farmer and the Purdue College of Agriculture to agricultural professionals who demonstrate farming achievements, strong conservation practices and community leadership.... Read More
Cary Aubrey brings more than 25 years of leadership in agriculture, renewable energy and rural economic development to Zionsville-based AgVocacy Coalitions LLC.... Read More
Under the program, farmers may receive reimbursement for up to 75% of eligible project costs, with a maximum reimbursement of $10,000.... Read More
Continued concerns over rising input costs led to another decline in farmer sentiment in May, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.... Read More
The Indianapolis-based life sciences company in November 2024 began working with federal agencies as the New World screwworm advanced toward the United States through Central America and Mexico.... Read More
The University of Evansville's Center for Innovation & Change is leading a new initiative to expand access to health food, nutrition education and family engagement programs in the Evansville Promise Neighborhood.... Read More
Scott Logue has been selected as the next CEO of Indianapolis-based Keystone Cooperative. Logue will succeed Kevin Still, who is retiring Sept. 1 after more than 40 years in the agriculture cooperative industry.... Read More
Soil conservation efforts by Indiana farmers this year kept nearly 2 million tons of sediment out of state waterways, according to the estimates of a new Indiana Conservation Partnership survey.... Read More
Tim Dixon will lead the nonprofit’s efforts to accelerate commercial innovation and company creation in the agbioscience sector statewide.... Read More
Louisville-based Farm Credit Mid-America is looking to help rural Indiana fire departments prepare for responding to future grain bin accidents.... Read More
Students participating in the initiative completed their first harvest of fresh produce grown using a hydroponic farming system in partnership with Evansville-based startup Anu.... Read More
The future of renewable fuels is getting a major boost in central Indiana. Poet celebrated the groundbreaking of a major expansion at its Shelbyville bioprocessing facility Tuesday, marking another investment in the state’s growing biofuels industry.... Read More
Over his nearly 30-year career, Jason Pearce has held a number of financial and business leadership roles, most recently serving as CFO for Geneseo, Illinois-based Wyffels Hybrids.... 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
As global corn markets become increasingly competitive, new research from Purdue University suggests that American corn farmers face a growing challenge from Brazil, where a unique production system is helping producers maintain a cost advantage.... Read More
