Ag INnovation

Westfield-based agricultural technology company Taranis Inc. has named Opher Flohr chief executive officer, succeeding former CEO Bar Veinstein who has accepted a leadership role with another company.... Read More

Indianapolis-based Co-Alliance Cooperative has acquired Plymouth LP Gas and Rochester LP Gas, though financial details were not disclosed. The acquired businesses provide residential, light commercial, and industrial propane service in northern Indiana.... Read More

Indiana farmers produced more than 330 million bushels of soybeans last year, but the inventors of a soybean-based product say if their StyroSoy makes it to market, it could expand soybean production exponentially. ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded two, $1 million grants to Purdue University. The university said Monday the funding will support separate five-year projects designed to enhance sustainable agricultural systems.... Read More

Researchers at Purdue University are using a $500,000 grant to find a better way to track air quality surrounding pork production. Led by Professor Jiquin Ni, the team is looking to develop new technology that can detect particulate matter at wine farms.... Read More

First Lady Jill Biden will host the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, and one Indiana egg farmer will be part of the festivities. Sam Krouse, co-CEO of North Manchester-based MPS Egg Farms will be one of the on-site volunteers at the event.... Read More

AgriNovus Indiana and Purdue have released the results of a new study that examined the use of new technologies to help eliminate food insecurity. The study coincided with the launch of AgriNovus’ 2023 HungerTech Challenge.... Read More

Indianapolis-based precision agriculture startup Intelinair Inc. is growing its portfolio. The company announced Tuesday it has acquired Aker Technologies Inc., a digital agriculture company headquartered in Illinois, though terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More

The Ports of Indiana has issued a Request for Qualifications as it searches for a new operator of the International Ag Shipping Terminal at the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. The facility has been operated by Minnesota-based Cargill since the late 1970s.... Read More

A team of students from Purdue University has won the $20,000 grand prize in this year's Student Soybean Innovation Competition, held by the Indiana Soybean Alliance. The team has developed a biodegradable and non-toxic, soy-based foam called StyroSoy.... Read More

Michigan-based Star of the West Milling has announced plans to expand flour milling capacity at its Noble County facility. The company said the project will include adding a seven-story slipform structure to support the additional milling efforts in Ligonier.... Read More

The USDA has awarded a $650,000 grant to West Lafayette-based NutraMaize, which has developed nutritionally enhanced orange corn. The company said the grant will be used to demonstrate the benefits of feeding its orange corn to poultry on a commercial scale.... Read More

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has awarded 56 farming families with the Hoosier Homestead Award. The honor recognizes farms that are owned by the same family for more than 100 consecutive years.... Read More

The CEO of Oregon-based Entek says the company has eyes on continued growth in the Wabash Valley. Larry Keith says the growing demand for batteries, particularly in the EV industry, creates "a tremendous amount of growth opportunity for us beyond this."... Read More

A renewable energy producer in White County is cutting the ribbon on it calls one of the world's largest on-farm biodigester facilities. BioTown Biogas says the facility takes agricultural waste and processes it into renewable natural gas and electric power.... Read More

A bill that seeks to propel Indiana’s ongoing carbon sequestration pilot project was approved Tuesday by lawmakers in the House, signaling momentum for what has so far been a divisive measure. Senate Bill 451 is part of a years-long effort to move forward the construction of carbon capture and sequestration projects.... Read More

Ag-tech startup Athian expects to close a $5 million round of seed funding by the end of the month. Athian also expects this month to begin beta testing its first software product—a platform to help dairy farmers measure, verify and monetize their carbon-reduction efforts. ... Read More

Indianapolis-based Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA) is collaborating with agribusiness company Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) and Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) to produce renewable fuels from canola crops. They unveiled a proprietary winter canola hybrid, developed by Corteva, that can be grown as a cover crop, after soybeans are harvested.... Read More

The results of a new study commissioned by AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to grow the state’s agbioscience economy, show the economic impact of the agbioscience sector has undergone substantial growth in recent years. “Extraordinary. Historic, by definition,” touted Mitch Frazier, president and CEO of AgriNovus. ... Read More

Jasper-based MasterBrand Cabinets is the highest-ranked Hoosier company, coming in No. 3 overall. FDMC says the company generated an estimated $3.3 billion in 2022 sales volume. System-wide, it employs 14,000 people and operates 20 plants throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Five of the plants are in Indiana.... Read More