A small software company based in Jay County is playing a major role in helping global agriculture companies fulfill their sustainability initiatives, while also helping farmers earn a premium for the... Read More
Morgan Sparks grew up in Greene County, a rural part of Indiana where farms dot the landscape. A few extended family members farm the land, but she admits she only knew just “a little bit about ag.” “... Read More
South Bend-based Pure Green Farms says it is using some of the most advanced technology in the world to create a safe and sustainable environment for year-round farming. In a four-acre hydroponic indo... Read More
An agripreneur from northern Indiana has developed a piece of equipment that is more at home in the almond orchards of California than in corn and soybean fields of the Hoosier State. Anna Haldewang i... Read More
The chief entrepreneurial officer at Purdue Research Foundation gives Purdue University Mitch Daniels high praise for spurring the entrepreneurial spirit at the state’s land grant institution. During... Read More
A group of students from Purdue University has developed an organic additive designed to promote crops in vertical farms. The primary ingredient of the liquid biostimulant is soybeans. The innovation... Read More
Amie Osborn, who works and lives in Miami County, is vice president of commercial and agriculture lending at First Farmers Bank & Trust. In addition to her full-time job at the bank, Osborn and her hu... Read More
Indiana’s growing agbioscience sector landed another precision agriculture company when ag technology firm Taranis announced plans to locate its global headquarters in Westfield. The company was found... Read More
A veteran of the seed industry, who is also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, gets very excited when he discusses career opportunities for college students. Clayton Michael-Butler is the Western De... Read More
More than four dozen Indiana farm families have been honored for living and farming at the same location for 100 years or longer. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has presented 51 Hoosier H... Read More
An early-stage business in South Bend which focuses on food waste is preparing to launch a pilot program this spring with some of the largest fast-food companies in the world. FloWaste Inc. is a food... Read More
An agriculture technology company with its North American headquarters in West Lafayette is expanding its global reach with two partnerships, including with a satellite company and an international ag... Read More
Current grain prices, which bolster farm income, continue to give farmers optimism about current economic conditions. But they are also still concerned about the future of the farm economy. The Februa... Read More
The Chief Operations Officer for Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana says the agency moved twice as much food out its doors in 2020 as it did the previous year as demand spiked during the pandemic. Joe Slat... Read More
A Purdue University-affiliated startup that is trying to make a nutritional difference in the world is growing its reputation and visibility through a series of television commercials for GoDaddy.com,... Read More
AgriNovus INdiana last September launched Field Atlas, a program to help steer high school and college students toward careers in agbioscience. This week on the Ag+Bio+Science Podcast, hosted by Gerry... Read More
Indiana University and Purdue University are partnering on a first-of-its-kind dual degree that focuses on agricultural law. Purdue’s Department of Agricultural Economics and IU’s McKinney School of L... Read More
The winning team of the first Producer-Lead Innovation Challenge hosted by AgriNovus Indiana says its work could help farmers to better manage their operations. The Benton Group, a dairy operation hea... Read More
The value of good farmland in Indiana had the highest year-over-year increase of the five states that make up the Seventh Federal Reserve District. In its quarterly report, the Chicago Federal Reserve... Read More
The co-owner of a large, organic dairy farm in Newton County says the technology that the farm has implemented will be a game-changer not only in the dairy industry but all sectors of livestock agric... Read More
