More than 1 million chickens die in Indiana egg farm fire
Winds helped spread the fire to multiple barns before it was brought under control early Tuesday. Officials say firefighters from 22 departments responded to the scene.
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Entrepreneur sees lucrative future in HVAC for pot
Developing and selling cutting-edge products is tough. Doing so for the marijuana industry, which is illegal at the federal level, is even tougher.
First income gain for U.S. farms in four years signals hope
Signs of stability have returned to the farm economy, and farmland values could rise 2.3 percent this year following a decline in 2016, federal data shows.
Fertilizer company moves forward with $2.8B project in Indiana
Midwest Fertilizer Co. will begin construction on its Posey County manufacturing facility next year. Construction is projected to support more than 2,500 jobs.
Former Bell Aquaculture facilities in Indiana acquired for $14 million
Maynard, Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies plans to produce genetically engineered salmon at the facilities.
Dow Agro CEO to take job with farm equipment maker
The departure of Timothy Hassinger comes as Dow AgroSciences’ parent prepares to merge with chemical giant DuPont.
States sue over EPA’s decision to keep Dow Agro pesticide on market
Several states are seeking to join a legal challenge to a Trump administration decision to keep chlorpyrifos on the market, despite some studies showing it can harm children's brains.
Oversupply sends egg prices to their lowest in a decade
The slump marks a sharp turnaround in the egg business. In 2015, an avian influenza outbreak forced farmers to destroy millions of birds and prices skyrocketed.
Round barns becoming more rare in Indiana
According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, there used to be 219 round and polygonal barns in the state—three times as many as remain standing today.
Indiana native named to rural affairs USDA post
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Monday that Anne Hazlett will lead the USDA's rural development agencies.
Markets help farmers link directly to chefs, customers
As farmers markets have grown increasingly popular in Indianapolis, relationships among vendors, restaurants and foodies have taken root across the city.
Monsanto planning $29M seed facility in Greenwood
The company said it plans to lease a new 140,000-square-foot building in Southtech Business Park where it will process, package and distribute corn, soybean and cotton seed for field testing.
Musk group brings learning gardens, eateries to Indy
The younger brother of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is bringing two restaurants to the city and funding the installation and operation of modular garden plots at as many 100 local schools.
Engineers use shipping containers for new spin on ancient practice of hydroponics
Greenfield-based Rubicon Agriculture turns discarded shipping containers into self-contained, fully enclosed hydroponics units that cost less than $100,000.
Rain, cold weather delays corn crop planting in Indiana
Heavy rains across the state flooded some farmers' fields, and cold weather has also prevented the development of early seedlings and plants.
New food transport rules could boost big trucking firms most
Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. is banking that a new federal food safety rule will help it take a bite out of its competition—in part because smaller carriers won’t be able to afford to comply.
How Dow won fight to save key product
When Dow AgroSciences needed to battle a proposed federal ban on one of its most important products, it drafted an army—its farmers.
Salad shortage could last until May after Californian deluge
Heavy rain in California’s Salinas Valley has squeezed U.S. salad supplies and it may be a several more weeks before supermarket shelves are fully stocked again.
EPA reverses course on safety of Dow Agro pesticide
The Trump administration won’t ban a common pesticide sold by the Indianapolis firm, reversing efforts by the Obama administration to bar the chemical based on findings it could hinder development of children’s brains.
European regulators clear Dow Chemical-DuPont merger
The $62 billion deal, which is still awaiting U.S. regulatory approval, would create a huge publicly traded agricultural company that would be based in Delaware but have major operations in Indianapolis.