Indianapolis-based The Bee Corp has launched a pilot study to test its hive grading technology with a new crop. The company is using a federal grant to test Verifli, which uses infrared imagery and da... Read More
A professor in the Purdue University College of Agriculture says there is continuing strong demand for new college graduates with degrees in agricultural programs, and the number of career opportuniti... Read More
Purdue University has been chosen for a new fund designed to help commercialize university intellectual property focusing on food and agricultural technologies. The $125 million Generation Food Rural... Read More
Indianapolis-based Smart Guided Systems LLC is making a name for itself in the precision agriculture sector. SGS Founder Steve Booher acquired and commercialized technology that increases the precisio... Read More
A Purdue University professor has been awarded more than $1 million in grants to further his research of bovine respiratory disease, which is one of the most common and costly diseases affecting beef... Read More
A Fishers-based company has announced plans to repurpose a former elementary school in Kentucky. Land Betterment Corp., which is currently redeveloping the former Landree Mine in Greene County, says i... Read More
There appears to be growing optimism on America’s farms stemming from strong commodity prices and improved financial conditions. The latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 12 poi... Read More
A small software company based in Jay County is playing a major role in helping global agriculture companies fulfill their sustainability initiatives, while also helping farmers earn a premium for the... Read More
Morgan Sparks grew up in Greene County, a rural part of Indiana where farms dot the landscape. A few extended family members farm the land, but she admits she only knew just “a little bit about ag.” “... Read More
South Bend-based Pure Green Farms says it is using some of the most advanced technology in the world to create a safe and sustainable environment for year-round farming. In a four-acre hydroponic indo... Read More
An agripreneur from northern Indiana has developed a piece of equipment that is more at home in the almond orchards of California than in corn and soybean fields of the Hoosier State. Anna Haldewang i... Read More
The chief entrepreneurial officer at Purdue Research Foundation gives Purdue University Mitch Daniels high praise for spurring the entrepreneurial spirit at the state’s land grant institution. During... Read More
A group of students from Purdue University has developed an organic additive designed to promote crops in vertical farms. The primary ingredient of the liquid biostimulant is soybeans. The innovation... Read More
Amie Osborn, who works and lives in Miami County, is vice president of commercial and agriculture lending at First Farmers Bank & Trust. In addition to her full-time job at the bank, Osborn and her hu... Read More
Indiana’s growing agbioscience sector landed another precision agriculture company when ag technology firm Taranis announced plans to locate its global headquarters in Westfield. The company was found... Read More
A veteran of the seed industry, who is also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, gets very excited when he discusses career opportunities for college students. Clayton Michael-Butler is the Western De... Read More
More than four dozen Indiana farm families have been honored for living and farming at the same location for 100 years or longer. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has presented 51 Hoosier H... Read More
An early-stage business in South Bend which focuses on food waste is preparing to launch a pilot program this spring with some of the largest fast-food companies in the world. FloWaste Inc. is a food... Read More
An agriculture technology company with its North American headquarters in West Lafayette is expanding its global reach with two partnerships, including with a satellite company and an international ag... Read More
Current grain prices, which bolster farm income, continue to give farmers optimism about current economic conditions. But they are also still concerned about the future of the farm economy. The Februa... Read More
