Ag INnovation

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

The Indiana Farm Bureau says Hoosier shoppers can expect to spend about 12% more at the grocery store this year than in 2020 for the Thanksgiving feast.... Read More

In September, former ISDA Director Ted McKinney was named chief executive officer of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture... Read More

In its quarterly land values report, the Seventh Federal Reserve Bank district in Chicago says good quality farmland has climbed 18.5% year over year in the five states that make-up the Chicago region.... Read More

Ash Chitnis is a third-year student in the College of Veterinary Science at Purdue University, but she is also making her mark in the College of Engineering. She recently won a competition for the development of disposable masks made from an eco-friendly soybean-based fabric.... Read More

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has launched an initiative to help connect alumni entrepreneurs with each other and current students.  The Sawmill Society Entrepreneurial Network includes a mentor... Read More

Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN) is reporting a third quarter net loss of $104 million, compared to a loss of $135 million during the same period a year ago. The company says Q3... Read More

A monthly survey of America’s farmers shows a growing number are concerned about rising input costs to run their operations, whether it is grain or livestock. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Econom... Read More

Southwest Indiana is known for its specialty crops, specifically melon production. But there are also efforts underway to help grow the counties around the greater Vincennes area into an agriculture t... Read More

A Gibson County-based internet consulting firm is partnering with an Ohio company to improve internet service in underserved areas of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. GRiT Technologies LLC, locat... Read More

Sylvia Harris is a senior at Huntington University, studying agricultural business management and marketing. Harris is a farm kid from Tipton, showed pigs in competition, and the guest of this week’s... Read More

The chief executive officer of Beck's Hybrids in Hamilton County says Indiana’s leadership makes it easy to do business in the Hoosier State, which is why the seed company continues to invest and grow... Read More