Ag INnovation

Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) has named Marcela Kirberger general counsel and corporate secretary, succeeding Michael-Bryant Hicks. Hicks announced his resignation in Februar... Read More

A national measurement of the farm economy shows farmers are less optimistic than they were last month, according to a new report from Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture. The Ag Eco... Read More

One of the nation’s leading farmland real estate companies says auction bids on agricultural land values are reaching levels not seen since 2014, including higher-quality agricultural land in Indiana.... Read More

A coalition of organizations and businesses is partnering to help bring reliable broadband service to the most unserved and underserved communities across Indiana, and it is counting on Hoosiers to pi... Read More

Governor Eric Holcomb will join officials from biotechnology firm Inari to break ground Wednesday on an expanded greenhouse in West Lafayette. The Boston-based agbioscience company, which has research... Read More

The new chief executive officer of the National FFA Organization and the National FFA Foundation says he has been preparing for this position his entire life, even though he did not even know it. Scot... Read More

The Indianapolis-based National FFA Organization and the National FFA Foundation have named Scott Stump the new chief executive officer of both organizations. The move comes five months after former C... Read More

An Evansville-based company has announced plans to grow its southern Indiana operations. Heliponix LLC, which has developed the GroPod smart garden appliance, says it will invest nearly $2 million to... Read More

The chief executive officer of South Bend-based Pure Green Farms says the business model is all about disruption of the food chain. Joe McGuire’s team is using some of the most advanced technology in... Read More

Indianapolis-based tech startup Market Wagon says it has just secured a $5 million investment to expand its online farmers market to more than 50 markets by the end of the year. The platform helps far... Read More

The chief executive officer of Maple Leaf Farms Inc. in Leesburg is stepping down. The company, which produces duck products for the retail and food service markets, says Terry Tucker has retired afte... Read More

The lead organizer of the National FFA convention says the keys to a successful event this year will be flexibility, patience, and communication, like never before. The youth organization announced We... Read More

Beck’s Hybrids and Boston-based Inari have announced a research and development partnership to accelerate innovation on gene editing technology. The seed company, which is headquartered in the Hamilto... Read More

AgriNovus Indiana says there are not enough trained workers in the state to fill the growing number of available jobs in Indian's agbioscience sector. That is one reason why the organization has devel... Read More

Organizers say the Purdue University Student Farm will again offer fresh, locally grown vegetables once again to community members. Now in its second year, the farm says its Boilermaker Vegetable Seas... Read More

Indianapolis-based Thomas P. Miller & Associates is examining how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted rural communities across the U.S. in terms of economic and workforce development. The consulting firm s... Read More

Agricultural land values in Indiana saw some of the biggest year-over-year increases in the Midwest in April, according to the Federal Reserve Bank district in Chicago. The Chicago Fed says Indiana fa... Read More

A Boston-based company with a large presence in West Lafayette has closed on a $208 million Series D round of funding. Inari, which opened its Seed Foundry in the Tippecanoe County city in 2018, says... Read More

AgriNovus Indiana has developed a job board to help employers reach talent to work in the state’s growing agbioscience sector. The online tool helps connect companies with open positions ranging from... Read More

What is it like to be a college student looking for a job or an internship in the virtual world as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep people working from home? At the same time, what are members... Read More