Agricultural land values in the Midwest remained strong in the second half of 2023, according to the most recent regional land value report by Farmers National Co. The sharp increase in land values from a year ago that was primarily driven by...... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded funding to eight Indiana-based farms and businesses through its Rural Energy for America Program. The grants, totaling nearly $1 million, are given to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for...... Read More
A Hancock County family is being honored as the 2024 Indiana Farm Family of the Year. Beck's Hybrids and Indiana AgriNews on Friday awarded the Muegge family with the honor for their dedication and service as a farm family. ... Read More
A variant of short-stature corn developed by a Purdue University researcher has been licensed to a Tippecanoe County-based seed company. The license for the variant, known as D16, is limited for popcorn crops, which Ag Alumni Seed specializes in. ... Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday issued two permits allowing Wabash Valley Resources LLC to begin construction on two wells in Vermillion and Vigo counties that will be used for the underground storage of carbon dioxide.... Read More
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are partnering to provide more than $6.7 million in grant funding for projects designed to "build resilience across the middle of the supply chain."... Read More
Crawfordsville-based Ceres Solutions is adding to its portfolio ahead of a major merger. The agricultural cooperative has acquired Monticello Farm Service in White County, though financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More
Farmer members of Ceres Solutions will receive nearly $45 million this year in shared earnings, the Crawfordsville-based agriculture and energy cooperative announced this month. The amount of patronage paid back to each farmer is based upon the...... Read More
Specialty crop research projects at Purdue University, Purdue Extension and Bloomington's Slaughter Orchard and Cidery have received nearly half a million dollars in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants.... Read More
A Purdue University-affiliated startup has received a three-year federal grant of $460,000 to study an approach to reducing heat stress in egg-laying hens. The study will examine whether feeding the hens a type of corn developed by NutraMaize will help.... Read More
After several months of due diligence and approvals from their respective boards, members of Indianapolis-based Co-Alliance Cooperative and Ceres Solutions Cooperative in Crawfordsville have approved a merger to create Keystone Cooperative, effective March 1.... Read More
EcoVantage, a manufacturer of thermally modified wood products headquartered in the DeKalb County town of St. Joe, is under new ownership. Minnesota-based Arbor Wood Co. has acquired EcoVantage, though financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed.... Read More
The overall sentiment among ag producers nationwide stayed relatively steady in December, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. But experts say optimism among farmers has been growing since the end of summer.... Read More
The Cover Crop Premium Discount Program will forge on for a fourth year after the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy and the United State Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency partnered to incentive farmers to plant crops that improve their soil and the community's water quality.... Read More
The fifth-generation owner of a more than 125-year-old dairy farm in Fort Wayne says agritourism is becoming an increasingly important aspect of his farm's success. Kuehnert Dairy recently received a $100,000 grant to help create a cheese curd operation.... Read More
“It’s atrocious,” Becca Tuholski says sadly, while reciting the infant mortality rates in northwest Indiana that haunt her and other leaders at the NWI Food Council. The number of babies dying in Gary is triple the state’s rate—the ninth highest in the U.S.... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ruled that farmers can begin trials on genetically modified corn plants developed by an ag-tech startup in Hamilton County. Insignum AgTech CEO Kyle Mohler told Inside INdiana Business the ruling is huge for the company.... Read More
Traction is a software-as-a-service company that allows farm managers to handle accounting, payroll and operations from a single platform that is designed specifically for farm operations. ... Read More
Hammond-based FiberX will use its $25,000 grand prize from AgriNovus Indiana's Producer-Led Innovation Challenge to commercialize its products. The company sources and converts corn stover into a feedstock for use in the chemical and materials sectors.... Read More
The Indiana Farm Bureau on Monday announced development grants for four county farm bureaus. The funding will be used to support new programs or events designed to promote education and safety in the agriculture industry.... Read More
