Purdue University has announced plans to construct a pilot-scale aquaponics system on campus to produce tilapia and lettuce. The university has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help cover some of the costs.... Read More
The results of a monthly survey conducted by the Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability show food costs are up 19% from a year ago. However, the Consumer Food Insights Report shows shoppers are taking steps to keep their food budgets in check... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture is seeking project proposals from Indiana's specialty crop sector for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.... Read More
Indiana farmland values had the biggest one-year increase than any Midwestern state in 2022, according to the latest report from the Seventh Federal Reserve Bank district in Chicago. The quarterly report reveals good quality farmland in the Hoosier State jumped 23% higher compared to Jan. 1, 2022.... Read More
Travelers at the Indianapolis International Airport can now taste some Hoosier-grown foods as they wait to catch a flight. The Farmers’ Market restaurant opened Tuesday in Concourse B. It serves a menu of foods made from ingredients grown and produced by 60 members of the Indiana Grown initiative.... Read More
Farmers entered 2023 with a slightly more positive outlook of the economy, according to recent results from the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The index rose four points above the December outlook to a reading of 130. ... Read More
Purdue agronomy professor Jianxin Ma has been named the first Indiana Soybean Alliance Endowed Chair in Soybean Improvement. The alliance says it established the chair to advance soybean research in areas, such as genome editing and phenotyping.... Read More
A Purdue startup, which was just named to a prestigious business school list of “most fundable” companies, is also reaping awards at home. West Lafayette-based OmniVis was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Purdue Ag-Celerator, an agriculture innovation fund. ... Read More
Consumers across the country continue to feel the sticker shock when it comes to the price of eggs, but is there relief in sight? In December, the average cost of a dozen eggs was $4.25, compared to $1.79 a year prior, according to data from Purdue University.... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has promoted David Coates to director of the economic development division. Coates previously served as the department's agribusiness engagement director.... Read More
Evansville-based Heliponix LLC is receiving nearly $1 million from a Phase II National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant, as well as $75,000 in matching funds from Elevate Ventures in Indianapolis. The agbioscience startup says the funding will help it continue research and development efforts for its automated aeroponic appliance.... Read More
A subsidiary of Fishers-based Land Betterment Corp. has acquired an ownership stake in two greenhouse operations in Canada. While financial terms were not disclosed, Betterment Harvest calls the deal a strategic acquisition that will expand its footprint.... Read More
The sustainability and strategy lead for Boston-based agbioscience company Inari says a company’s profits and sustainability efforts are not mutually exclusive. In this week’s Agbioscience podcast presented by AgriNovus Indiana, Anya Gandy says together they can improve business outcomes both for the environment and the bottom line.... Read More
The Dairy Business Innovation Alliance, an organization that develops and administers programs providing technical assistance to dairy farms and businesses throughout the Midwest, has awarded 31 grants, including five to Indiana dairy businesses.... Read More
The results of a three-year study conducted by the Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics show the Indiana Grown market branding appears to pay off for members The study shows that every dollar spent as part of the initiative to promote locally grown products results in $0.97 in additional economic activity within Indiana. ... Read More
Minnesota-based Living Greens Farm says construction of its $80 million indoor, leafy greens facility in Muncie is on track and has achieved two milestones. The company in March announced plans to build a 200,000-square-foot aeroponic farm in Delaware County.... Read More
Indianapolis-based agriculture and energy cooperative Co-Alliance Cooperative Inc. and Signature Farms LP, a swine management company based in the Rush County town of Milroy, have announced a partnership that they say will support grain and pork producers in eastern Indiana. ... Read More
Farm equipment maker Deere and Co. (NYSE: DE) took center stage at global tech show CES 2023 in Las Vegas when it unveiled new precision technology that could help farmers reduce fertilizer use by 60%. AgriNovus Indiana CEO Mitch Frazier attended CES and discussed the technology during the latest episode of AgriNovus’ podcast, Agbioscience.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Co-Alliance Cooperative calls this year’s $45 million refund to its owner-members unprecedented. The agriculture and energy co-op says the amount paid back to each member is based on the volume of business they completed in the fiscal year.... Read More
After unveiling his 2023 agenda this week, Gov. Eric Holcomb said a bill will be introduced in this year's legislative session to designate the breaded pork tenderloin as Indiana's official state sandwich. "We're going to settle the question once and for all."... Read More
