Trey Malone, the chair for managerial economics and agribusiness at Purdue's Center for Food and Agricultural Business, says while the average price of a dozen eggs has fallen to $4.90 this week, that drop is not likely to continue.... Read More
The Indiana Hunger Summit, taking place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, is the brainchild of Heidi Spahn, global community investment leader for Indianapolis-based Corteva Agriscience.... Read More
The Featured Farmers of 2025 were announced this week. The Indiana State Fair uses the program to help connect Hoosier consumers with the people and families who grow their food.... Read More
The Jay County case involves a commercial egg production facility specializing in pullets, or hens younger than a year old, with a flock of 1.34 million birds. The Adams County case involves a commercial duck breeding operation with 3,400 birds.... Read More
Purdue said the goal of the collaboration is to enhance agricultural research, strengthen industry engagement, and build connections with corporate clients and industry partners in the world of agriculture and food.... Read More
Around Indiana, Hoosier farmers are getting out their equipment and preparing to grow the next batch of corn, soybeans and other crops.... Read More
Purdue says producers are citing an improvement in the current situation on U.S. farms as the primary driver behind the stronger sentiment, though concerns of a trade war continue to grow.... Read More
Beck’s, headquartered in the Hamilton County town of Atlanta, acquired a corn seed production facility in Howe, as well as soybean seed production and corn drying facilities in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. ... Read More
Jay County is now dealing with its 10th reported case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza the Indiana State Board of Animal Health reported Monday. The latest case involves a commercial duck breeding operation with a flock of just over 3,300 birds.... Read More
Through a grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc., UE is purchasing a Pure Produce Container from Evansville-based Anu and Ekō Solutions in Fishers. The container is a vertical garden system housed in an up-cycled, climate-controlled shipping container.... Read More
China and Mexico are among the biggest importers of products grown in Indiana.... Read More
Farmers and meat producers across the U.S. can expect the new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China and the retaliatory action from those countries to hurt their bottom lines by billions of dollars if they stay in place a while.... Read More
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
