The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture will step down from his post next month. Bruce Kettler, who was appointed to the position in 2018 by Gov. Eric Holcomb, is leaving to become president and CEO of the Agribusiness Council of Indiana.... Read More
Auburn-based farm accounting software company Traction Ag Inc. is partnering with CropZilla, a farm machinery management software company located in Ohio. The companies say the joint venture will give farmers a better understanding of equipment productivity, costs and replacement needs.... Read More
From restaurant tech to climate science, innovation taking over the agbioscience sector continues to diversify and grow as the problems associated with food production get more attention. ... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $600,000 grant to a West Lafayette-based ag-tech startup co-founded by a Purdue University professor. JUA Technologies International plans to use the funding to further develop its solar-powered crop dehydration technology.... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $400,000 to four Indiana projects designed to strengthen the state's specialty crop sector. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.... Read More
A monthly reading of farmer sentiment about the economy was unchanged in November even as producers continue to worry about high input costs and rising interest rates. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index came in at a reading of 102.... Read More
By the calendar, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership President and Chief Executive Officer David Johnson has only a few weeks left on the job, but his impact on Indiana’s economy will have a generational effect.... Read More
Corteva Inc., the Indianapolis-based seed and insecticide giant, is buying Stoller Group, a Houston company that makes plant hormones, nutrients and microorganisms, for $1.2 billion. The two companies say they have signed a definitive agreement for the deal.... Read More
Corteva Inc., the Indianapolis-based seed and insecticide giant, is cutting roughly 1,000 workers as it reduces its portfolio of products and streamlines operations. A spokesperson declined to say how many jobs would be impacted in Indy.... Read More
As we gather around the holiday dinner table for a Thanksgiving feast this week, you might reflect on the Hoosier farmers who help put food on the table, including turkey. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture says poultry farmers donated nearly 200,000 pounds of poultry products to Hoosiers in need this year.... Read More
A policy advisor and longtime business economist for the Seventh Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago says Indiana’s soaring farmland values are mostly due to improving grain prices, but he says values are also playing catch up in the Indiana market. ... Read More
An agritourism and online retail business based in Scottsburg is continuing its recovery from the major disruption caused by the pandemic. In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, owner PJ Jonas said the pandemic had a two-fold effect on the business.... Read More
Indiana Secretary Brad Chambers’ career is rooted in entrepreneurial ventures – from launching and selling a landscaping business while in high school to becoming a rental property owner while still attending Indiana University.... Read More
The latest data from the Seventh Federal Reserve District in Chicago shows the value of good quality Indiana farmland continues to skyrocket, climbing 29% year over year. ... Read More
Auburn-based Traction Ag Inc., a cloud-based accounting and payroll software for farmers, has acquired a farm financial management platform from Indianapolis-based Corteva Agriscience. ... Read More
Ohio-based Redline Equipment, a Case IH farm equipment dealer, says it will invest more than $7 million to construct a new dealership and service center in Logansport. The company acquired 17 acres in the Cass County Agribusiness Park for the larger facility.... Read More
Purdue University Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Jay Akridge announced Tuesday he plans to step down at the end of December. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based agriculture and energy cooperative Co-Alliance has broken ground on a $15 million expansion of its facility in Henry County. The co-op says the two-phase project will allow for quicker and more efficient distribution of farm chemicals.... Read More
The latest reading of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows growing concern among farmers over rising interest rates. ... Read More
The chief medical officer for Indianapolis-based Elevance Health Inc. (NUSE: ELV) says the company is taking a whole health approach to improve lives, and not just focus on its primary traditional business, health insurance.... Read More
