Agriculture
Commercial Turkey Farm in Daviess County tests positive for avian influenza
INDIANA – The Indiana State Board of Animal Health reports a commercial turkey farm in Daviess County has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza….
Indiana Grown Commission Meeting
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Grown Commission will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. The meeting will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. ET at the…
Indiana farmers report record-high corn and soybean yeilds in 2023
INDIANA – Indiana farmers reported record-high corn and soybean yields in 2023, according to Nathanial Warenski, State Statistician of USDA NASS, Indiana Field Office. Indiana…
USDA to reopen signup for Continuous Conservation Reserve Program
INDIANA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (Continuous CRP) signup on Jan. 12, 2024….
Registration live for 2024 Indiana Small Farm Conference
WEST LAFAYETTE — Registration is open for the 2024 Indiana Small Farm Conference — Indiana’s premier annual event for the state’s farming community. The 12th annual conference…
Purdue University, Purdue Extension, and Slaughter Farms awarded grants for specialty crop research
INDIANA — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced three Indiana specialty crop projects received a total sum of $446,169 through funding provided by the United States Department…
Cover Crop Premium Discount Program available to local Hoosier farmers
INDIANA — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency have joined forces to implement the fourth year’s…
Purdue Extension offering “Passing It On: Farm Transition to the Next Generation” Succession Planning Workshop
SALEM – Do you have questions about the succession planning process for your family farm? Wondering about how owner financing might work during this process?…
State Soil Conservation Board Strategic Planning Session scheduled for Nov. 27
INDIANAPOLIS — The State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB) will meet on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET at the Buck Creek Township Community…
All area beef cattle producers invited to Area 2 IBCA & Purdue Beef Meeting in Brownstown
BROWNSTOWN – The Indiana Beef Cattle Association (IBCA) and Purdue Extension invite all beef cattle producers in Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange, Scott,…
