Corteva Inc., the Indianapolis-based seed and insecticide giant, is buying Stoller Group, a Houston company that makes plant hormones, nutrients and microorganisms, for $1.2 billion. The two companies say they have signed a definitive agreement for the deal.... Read More
Corteva Inc., the Indianapolis-based seed and insecticide giant, is cutting roughly 1,000 workers as it reduces its portfolio of products and streamlines operations. A spokesperson declined to say how many jobs would be impacted in Indy.... Read More
As we gather around the holiday dinner table for a Thanksgiving feast this week, you might reflect on the Hoosier farmers who help put food on the table, including turkey. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture says poultry farmers donated nearly 200,000 pounds of poultry products to Hoosiers in need this year.... Read More
A policy advisor and longtime business economist for the Seventh Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago says Indiana’s soaring farmland values are mostly due to improving grain prices, but he says values are also playing catch up in the Indiana market. ... Read More
An agritourism and online retail business based in Scottsburg is continuing its recovery from the major disruption caused by the pandemic. In an interview with Inside INdiana Business, owner PJ Jonas said the pandemic had a two-fold effect on the business.... Read More
Indiana Secretary Brad Chambers’ career is rooted in entrepreneurial ventures – from launching and selling a landscaping business while in high school to becoming a rental property owner while still attending Indiana University.... Read More
The latest data from the Seventh Federal Reserve District in Chicago shows the value of good quality Indiana farmland continues to skyrocket, climbing 29% year over year. ... Read More
Auburn-based Traction Ag Inc., a cloud-based accounting and payroll software for farmers, has acquired a farm financial management platform from Indianapolis-based Corteva Agriscience. ... Read More
Ohio-based Redline Equipment, a Case IH farm equipment dealer, says it will invest more than $7 million to construct a new dealership and service center in Logansport. The company acquired 17 acres in the Cass County Agribusiness Park for the larger facility.... Read More
Purdue University Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Jay Akridge announced Tuesday he plans to step down at the end of December. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based agriculture and energy cooperative Co-Alliance has broken ground on a $15 million expansion of its facility in Henry County. The co-op says the two-phase project will allow for quicker and more efficient distribution of farm chemicals.... Read More
The latest reading of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows growing concern among farmers over rising interest rates. ... Read More
The chief medical officer for Indianapolis-based Elevance Health Inc. (NUSE: ELV) says the company is taking a whole health approach to improve lives, and not just focus on its primary traditional business, health insurance.... Read More
The economic development director for Indianapolis-based Wabash Valley Power Alliance says diversity of its energy sources is key to the electricity wholesaler’s reliability and predictability. ... Read More
West Lafayette-based venture studio DIAL Ventures has launched its first startup. Croft says its Software-as-a-Service platform streamlines the H-2A visa process, which allows farmers to legally hire migrant workers for seasonal labor.... Read More
Visitors to last year’s Indiana State Fair were among the last visitors to walk through the fairgrounds’ almost-century-old Swine Barn as work is underway to replace it with the Fall Creek Pavilion.... Read More
The general manager of the global agriculture business for Columbus-based Cummins says battery electric for farm machinery may eventually play a bigger role in agriculture. But Ann Schmelzer says the power and torque requirements for tractors and combines are difficult to overcome.... Read More
Ohio-based The Andersons Inc. is adding to its Indiana portfolio. The agribusiness this week announced plans to acquire Mote Farm Service Inc., a retail farm center headquartered in Union City, though financial terms are not being disclosed.... Read More
As the automotive industry focuses on the transition to electric vehicles, a coalition of four Indiana-based agricultural companies still sees value in internal combustion engines burning biofuels, but with a technological twist.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA) is making the first round of payments to farmers who produced credits as part of the company's Carbon Initiative pilot.... Read More
