Ag INnovation

An Indiana Senate committee skeptical of lab-grown meat advanced labeling legislation Monday in an 8-1 vote, with edits expected on the chamber’s floor.... Read More

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Monday that the virus has been detected in wild birds in 30 counties. Cases are also suspected in 32 additional counties based on reports involving the deaths of raptors, cranes and waterfowl.... Read More

Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but critics believe giant companies are taking advantage of their market dominance to profit handsomely at the expense of budget-conscious egg buyers.... Read More

The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the first new details Wednesday about its plan to battle bird flu and ease the cost of eggs.... Read More

The new cases involve a commercial duck breeder operation in Elkhart County, a commercial turkey farm in Jay County, and a non-poultry hobby flock in Union County.... Read More

The cases involve a commercial turkey farm in Jay County, a commercial duck farm in LaGrange County, and a mixed-species hobby flock in Jasper County.... Read More

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health this week reported cases of avian flu at a commercial duck farm in Elkhart County and a commercial turkey farm in Washington County.... Read More

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