Agriculture
FARMWISE Indiana transitions to independent nonprofit to bolster local food systems
BLOOMINGTON – After a successful two-year incubation period at Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI), FARMWISE Indiana officially launched as an independent nonprofit, FARMWISE Indiana…
USDA finalizes historic regulatory reform in National Environmental Policy Act Final Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized a rule modernizing the National…
USDA announces the creation of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network to strengthen U.S. farm and ranch profitability
INDIANA – USDA’s Research, Education, and Economics Under Secretary Dr. Scott Hutchins on Tuesday announced the launch of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech (NPG-Ag), a…
Planting Season Warning: Police urge caution as farm equipment hits rural roads
LAWRENCE COUNTY — As the spring planting season ramps up across Southern Indiana, local law enforcement and state officials are issuing an urgent reminder to…
Specialty crops acreage reporting deadline for 2025 is now April 24
INDIANA – The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the agency is reopening the 2025 crop acreage reporting period required for specialty crop producers who want to apply for the Assistance for…
United Producers, Inc. partners with Ohio Beef Expo, LiveAg to host successful virtual feeder cattle sale
COLUMBUS, OH – United Producers, Inc. (UPI), the Midwest’s largest livestock marketing cooperative, recently hosted a national, and entirely virtual, 23,000 head feeder calf sale…
USDA, DOI move to boost support for American Ranchers, Help lower prices for consumers
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum today announced new actions aimed at boosting…
Secretary Rollins pens opinion piece in agri-pulse “American greatness depends on our great American farmers”
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins penned an opinion piece in Agri-Pulse emphasizing the essential role our farmers, ranchers, and rural communities play in powering the nation. …
Indiana poultry industry battles surge in Avian Flu during spring migration
INDIANA — Indiana’s status as a national powerhouse in poultry production is being tested as a relentless wave of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) sweeps…
Indiana farmers face “nerve-racking” Spring as diesel prices surge toward record highs
LAWRENCE COUNTY — As tractors begin to roll across Southern Indiana for the 2026 spring planting season, the usual optimism of a new crop year…
