Report: Indiana farmers to face climate change challenges
The state will likely see heavier rainfall patterns, earlier springs and hotter summers in the decades ahead, the report said.
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Indiana agency debuts new wine trail for wine lovers
The Indiana Grown program that’s run by the State Department of Agriculture has unveiled the new trail featuring 30 locations.
Trump rolls out $12B plan to help farmers hurt by trade disputes
Many farmers remain critical of President Donald Trump's tariffs, but were also appreciative Tuesday that he offered to provide some cash to help offset their losses.
Lawsuit alleges Hormel, Tyson, other companies inflated pork prices
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Minnesota alleges the companies colluded to inflate consumer pork prices on such popular products as Ball Park Franks, Spam and Hillshire Farm.
U-pick flower farm offers more than bouquets
P&D Flower Farm, in northeastern Johnson County, also offers floral arrangement and an event center for weddings.
Converse farmer embracing role as hemp pioneer
Healthy Hoosier Oil in Miami County makes culinary oil from sunflower and canola seeds. But someday, the product mix might include hemp oil.
Farmers struggle with growing suburban traffic
In suburban Indianapolis, the roads farmers have used for decades to reach their fields have become increasingly busy.
2018 Innovation Issue: John Wechsler says Indiana can be the crossroads of IoT innovation
Our state’s key industries—manufacturing, agriculture and logistics—face imminent disruption from internet-connected devices, referred to collectively as the internet of things.
Indiana farmers see dry growing season start, hope for rain
Indiana farmers are hoping for precipitation to return despite the cold and wet beginning of spring that's caused planting issues.
Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill
House Republican leaders suffered a setback Friday when conservatives scuttled an ambitious farm bill.
Reports predict possible climate changes in Indiana
Two new Indiana climate reports say the state's forests will likely benefit from longer growing seasons, but the state could also face increased spring flooding and summer droughts.
China cutting U.S. soybean purchases in face of tariffs threat
There might be a political impact: Three of the top five soybean-exporting states—Iowa, Indiana and Nebraska—voted for President Donald Trump in 2016.
Crawfordsville startup CorVus fattens pigs for science
The newly built farm uses a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet to give animals heart disease and diabetes to help medical researchers find treatments.
Mayor Fadness seeks to bring farm experience to Fishers
The city of Fishers is partnering with Greenfield-based, not-for-profit Brandywine Creek Farms to open a 40-acre urban farm called Fishers Agripark.
Trade tensions put Indiana farmers and manufacturers in crosshairs
As the United States and China face off over tariffs and trade policy, some of Indiana’s most important industries are right at the center of the dispute.
‘Shockingly weak’ cattle market should mean cheaper summer burgers
Cattle futures have been sliding as market watchers expect a landslide of meat in the coming months.
Agricultural experts troubled by GOP Senate candidates’ tariff talk
Indiana's three Republican Senate candidates continue to voice support for President Donald Trump's trade brinkmanship with China, even as experts warn that a trade war could drive farmers into bankruptcy.
Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms recalls 200M eggs over salmonella concerns
A notice posted on the Food & Drug Administration website says the eggs shipped to restaurants and grocery stores in nine states may be tainted with salmonella.
Indiana lawmaker plans to reintroduce logging legislation
An Indiana lawmaker plans to reintroduce legislation that he says would protect the state's forests after seeing the outcome of a timber cut that removed more than 1,700 trees from a 300-acre state forest site.
Indiana fish farm’s new owner preparing to restart production
A biotechnology company says it expects to take over a defunct fish farm in eastern Indiana later this year and begin raising genetically engineered salmon.