The barometer is calculated monthly from a telephone survey of 400 agricultural producers across the country. Purdue says producers, on average, are anticipating a more robust financial year in 2025 compared to last year.... Read More
Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals.... Read More
Founded in 2024 out of The Pantheon, a nonprofit business accelerator in downtown Vincennes, TerraForce said the "overwhelming" interest from investors highlights an urgent need for innovative solutions in agriculture.... Read More
Senate Bill 193 originally proposed annual inspections for all confined feeding operations, or CFOs. Currently, those farms must be inspected by state regulators at the time of licensure, and then once every five years.... Read More
Gripp has developed a software platform designed to help farmers keep records of any assets on their farms and improve communication among everyone in their operations.... Read More
The Million Meals program, a partnership between Indiana Pork and Feeding Indiana's Hungry, is now called Hoosier Hogs to Homes and reflects a renewed focus on helping Hoosiers, Indiana Pork said.... Read More
The State Board of Animal Health reported three additional cases of avian influenza at locations around the state over the weekend. The new cases involve a commercial turkey farm, commercial egg laying operation, and a non-poultry hobby flock.... Read More
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health said Wednesday that another case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI, has been detected at a commercial egg laying operation in Allen County.... Read More
Property tax reform is one of the top priorities for state lawmakers in 2025. That’s why State Rep. Kendell Culp has written a bill that would lower the property tax burden on farmland owners by changing the way county assessors calculate farmland value.... Read More
For the last nine years, Melissa Schroeder and her husband have sold honey and educated others about beekeeping under the name Growing Success Farm. They were customers of Dogwood Ridge Bees, whose owners approached the Schroders about a possible sale.... Read More
Less than two weeks after a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI, was found in a commercial turkey farm in Jay County, the State Board of Animal Health says two more cases have been detected.... Read More
The agriculture cooperative says it is investing more than $20 million to build a 32,000-ton dry fertilizer distribution facility on the property and add up to 20 jobs.... Read More
Indiana Grown, an arm of the Indiana Department of Agriculture, is giving grants to seven members to help offset costs of attending trade shows. ... Read More
Agriculture producers across the United States continue to express optimism over their farms' future, particularly when it comes to regulations, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.... Read More
Huntingburg-based agricultural cooperative Superior Ag announced this week it will payout close to $2.5 million back to its members. The amount being paid back to members represents 97% of the cooperative's profits.... Read More
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health voted this week to appoint Kyle Shipman as the new State Veterinarian. Shipman had served in the role on an interim basis since October after Bret Marsh stepped down.... Read More
The agriculture and energy cooperative—which was established last year from the merger between Co-Alliance Cooperative and Ceres Solutions—says the patronage represents 57% of Keystone's 2024 net income.... Read More
Atlanta, Indiana-based Beck's Hybrids and Indiana AgriNews have announced the Frame family of Wayne County as the 2025 Indiana Farm Family of the Year. Tim and Julie Frame run The Barn at Helm in Williamsburg.... Read More
For the first time in nearly a year, a case of avian flu has been detected at an Indiana turkey farm. The State Board of Animal Health says the new case involves a commercial turkey operation in Jay County, though the name of the farm was not released.... Read More
James Mintert, director of the Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture and a professor in Purdue's Department of Agricultural Economics, has retired. Mintert spent the last decade leading the center and has been with Purdue since 15 years.... Read More
