Ag INnovation

Tim Hassinger is no stranger to Indiana agriculture after having worked for Dow Agrosciences in Indianapolis for more than three decades, including a three-year stint as chief executive officer... Read More

Indiana was one of 12 states to grow record corn and soybean crops last year, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ... Read More

AgriNovus Indiana Chief Executive Officer Mitch Frazier says over the past two years, the entire world focused on the food supply chain as it faced multiple challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More

Two startups founded by Purdue University alumni have each received $100,000 from the Purdue Ag-Celerator fund. The university says Insignum AgTech and Verility Inc. will use the funding to commercialize and scale their agricultural ventures.... Read More

A fourth-generation farmer and his wife from LaPorte County were just named winners of the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award competition at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s National Convention in Atlanta. ... Read More

Jasper-based Farbest Foods Inc. is in the midst of a nearly $13 million expansion of its plant in Huntingburg. The turkey processing company is adding more than 22,000 to its deboning room, which it says will streamline the deboning process and improve output.... Read More

John Deere, the world’s largest farm equipment maker, unveiled a fully autonomous tractor at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 in Las Vegas. ... Read More

For just the second time in 2021, farmer sentiment of the agricultural economy improved over the previous month. ... Read More

The former chief executive officer of Dow Agrosciences has been named CEO and president of agriculture tech company IntelinAir Inc. ... Read More

North Manchester-based egg producer MPS Egg Farms has broken ground on a facility that the company says will produce the world’s first carbon-neutral, cage-free eggs for The Kroger Co. ... Read More

The Great Resignation has resulted in millions of Americans leaving their jobs, and sometimes the workers are leaving jobs without a new job secured. ... Read More

The November reading of the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer slipped five points from October to a reading of 116, the lowest reading of 2021.... Read More

Having been cancelled last year because of the pandemic, the Indiana Farm Equipment and Technology Expo is set to go next week, and it’ll be at a new location... Read More

An Indiana company is up-cycling former coal mining and other industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation. ... Read More

Indiana Farm Bureau has awarded development grants to five county farm bureaus to support new or expanded programs that promote education and expand the visibility of the farming organization within their communities... Read More

Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) says it is eliminating 380 positions around the world, including a 20% reduction of senior managers. ... Read More

Kindergartners at Daleville Community Schools are sowing the fruits - and vegetables - of their labor through a hands-on teaching them valuable lessons about growing and eating healthy food. The district is using a $50,000 farm-to-school grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to teach... Read More

Indiana is known as a top five state for producing corn and pork, but the state is also gaining a reputation as a major player in the turkey industry. Last week, President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys raised in Jasper, which will now live out their lives at Purdue University. ... Read More

After seven weeks of intensive work, five Indiana startups are preparing to pitch their agricultural technology businesses. Learn more in this podcast preview... Read More

Two Indiana raised turkeys are set to meet President Biden Friday when he officially pardons them from the Thanksgiving dinner table... Read More