Ag INnovation

In the gargantuan world of food production, Vincennes native Jennifer Crandall has found her niche in helping small and medium sized manufacturers compete. ... Read More

A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration is being used to implement an initiative designed to boost economic opportunities for Indiana farmers. ... Read More

Avian influenza has been detected in a fourth commercial turkey flock in southern Indiana and nearly three dozen Indiana farms are now under surveillance for the disease.... Read More

A second turkey farm in Dubois County could possibly be dealing with another case of avian influenza. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says the farm is in close proximity to the initial farm that was diagnosed with a confirmed case of a highly pathogenic strain of the flu earlier this month.... Read More

Two farming operations with plans to build and expand hydroponic greenhouses in South Bend will receive tax breaks from the city. ... Read More

How big is Corteva Agriscience’s decision to designate Indianapolis as its corporate headquarters? Agrinovus Chief Executive Officer Mitch Frazier says the announcement represented “a historic week for Indiana” that continues the state’s emergence on the global agbiosience stage. ... Read More

Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health has launched a new ag-tech startup in partnership with High Alpha Innovation in Indianapolis. Elanco says Athian aims to help cattle farmers and ranchers capture and claim carbon credits.... Read More

How disruptive does innovation need to be to shift markets and gain the attention of investors? On the next episode of the Ag+Bio+Science podcast.... Read More

The value of good Indiana farmland has increased 22% over the past year, according to new data from the Seventh Federal Reserve District based in Chicago. ... Read More

A strain of avian flu that can cause high mortality rates among birds has been confirmed at a commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana, federal and state agencies said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza at the farm in Dubois County.... Read More

An agriculture company previously based in Delaware has designated Indianapolis as its new global headquarters. Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA), which spun out of DowDuPont (NYSE: DD) in 2019, says the change goes into effect immediately. Additionally, the company has announced the retirement of Rajan Gajaria, who has served as executive vice president of business platforms since 2019.... Read More

Indianapolis-based The Bee Corp has received its second investment from IU Ventures. The company, which has developed technology to determine the health of beehives, says it will use the $125,000 from the IU Angel Network to enhance its technology and bring it to new markets.... Read More

The Purdue University Board of Trustees has approved $20 million for a new phenotyping greenhouse facility. Additionally, the board approved new metrics to measure President Mitch Daniels' performance for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.... Read More

Crawfordsville-based agricultural cooperative Ceres Solutions is planning to invest in United Prairie LLC, an agricultural supply business in Illinois. In the proposed purchase, Ceres Solutions would become a 20% owner of the company.... Read More

A 30-year veteran of human and animal health is the guest this week on the Ag+Bio+Science podcast presented by AgriNovus Indiana.... Read More

Four Purdue University researchers have been awarded a total of $143,000 in grants from the Trask Innovative Fund. Two of the projects are aimed at improving corn, the other focuses on an affordable, cancer screening technique.... Read More

A monthly measurement of farmer sentiment of the agricultural economy is starting 2022 on a downward path... Read More

Exactly one year since the merger of two Indiana agricultural cooperatives became official, the new organization announced plans to relocate from Avon to Indianapolis... Read More

An Indiana based agtech company is making it possible for growers to know what beehive health looks like ahead of that first step. Details in this week’s episode of the Ag+Bio+Science podcast.... Read More

The South Bend City Council this week gave a positive recommendation for two tax abatements that could build the northern Indiana city into a major hydroponic produce market in the nation’s heartland.... Read More