The Republican candidate for governor says talent and infrastructure are among the top priorities in his economic development plan. Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb announced his four step plan at DeveloperTown in Indianapolis.... Read More
Greenfield-based Rubicon Agriculture is using hydroponics to grow an acre’s worth of fresh produce inside a 40-foot shipping container. The young company believes its AgroBoxes are the future of produce and a piece of the solution for food deserts.... Read More
A 170-year-old family farm is boosting its hog operation and getting into the BBQ business. We talk with Sands Farms about Big Boss BBQ and its pig pen to plate model.... Read More
A facility that Purdue University officials consider the first of its kind for any university in the nation is now open. The $10 million Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center is located at Purdue’s Agronomy Center for Research and Education and is part of the larger Purdue Moves initiative that began in 2013.... Read More
Fourteen businesses state-wide were recognized as the 2016 ‘Indiana Companies to Watch’. Newly appointed Indiana Economic Development Corporation Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Ian Steff talks about the importance of the event to Governor Mike Pence’s $1 billion innovation and entrepreneurship initiative.... Read More
Farmers now have some high tech help when it comes to growing their operation and marketing to prospective landowners. The co-founder of Fetch Bird Dog explains a new mobile app.... Read More
Gubernatorial candidates John Gregg, a Democrat, and Eric Holcomb, a Republican, discuss some of the top issues facing agricultural stakeholders and Hoosiers in rural communities.... Read More
Indiana Youth Institute President Bill Stanczykiewicz says the push to get young people interested in ag careers is a challenge. He and Indianapolis-based National FFA Organization COO Josh Bledsoe discuss the multitude of career paths available.... Read More
Nature’s Gift Aquaponics is a family-owned farm in Morgantown that grows fresh produce and tilapia year-round. Founder John Woodbury explains the aquaponics system and talks about his efforts to sell fresh tilapia at local stores and restaurants.... Read More
A northern Indiana environmental technology company is finding success in diversifying and taking advantage of the growing "farm to fork" movement. Rochester-based RapidView LLC has opened the Schnabeltier creamery and winery in Fulton County.... Read More
