Agriculture
Plenty of Pumpkins for jack-o’-lanterns
INDIANA – Stephen Meyers, an assistant professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University, predicts there will be…
Midwestern Regional Climate Center develops Soil Temperature Climatology Tool
WEST LAFAYETTE – The Midwestern Regional Climate Center, which is housed at Purdue University, is launching a new tool in partnership with the U.S. Department…
Weakening crop prices and high production costs weigh on farmer sentiment
INDIANA – Agricultural producers’ sentiment declined for the second month in a row as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index fell 9 points to a…
New free soil sampling program coming to life for Indiana farmers
INDIANA — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and partners throughout the state have worked with the Gulf Hypoxia Program (GHP) to develop a no-cost program with a…
Seymour Farm receives 2023 Red Gold Stewardship Award
INDIANA — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture and Red Gold recently announced the winners of the 2023 Red Gold Stewardship Award. Niese Ag LLC of Pandora, Ohio…
USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and…
Growing the Organic Workforce
INDIANA – The National Organic Program (NOP) has published new resources in its Growing the Organic Workforce course in the USDA Organic Integrity Learning Center….
State honors longstanding Lawrence County farms with Hoosier Homestead awards
STATEHOUSE – Lawrence County farms owned and operated by the same family for at least 100 years were recently honored with Hoosier Homestead awards, according to State…
USDA to provide additional financial assistance to qualifying guaranteed farm loan borrowers facing financial risk
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced approximately $530 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying guaranteed Farm Loan Programs (FLP) borrowers who are…
You are invited: IRA Forest Landowner Support funding opportunity webinar
INDIANA – The USDA Forest Service will host a webinar Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 12:30 p.m. ET to provide more information on a Notice of…
