Agriculture
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…
Attorney General Todd Rokita fights for Hoosier farmers and food consumers
INDIANA – Attorney General Todd Rokita this week called on Congress to enact legislation preventing states such as California from dictating rules to farmers and ranchers…
USDA issuing cost-share payments for the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance Program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is beginning to issue cost-share assistance payments through the Emergency Grain Storage Facility Assistance…
Indiana Grain Indemnity Corporation meeting is Thursday, July 20
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Grain Indemnity Corporation (IGIC) will hold a public board of directors meeting on Thursday, July 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. until…
Deadline July 26 to apply for Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program
INDIANA – The Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) was created to assist certified organic dairy producers facing a unique set of challenges in recent…
Biden-Harris Administration partners with agricultural producers to promote competition, strengthen the food supply chain and rural economies
INDIANA – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity,…
USDA offers grants to bring Innovative Wastewater Systems to people in underserved rural areas
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is offering grants to regional consortiums to…
USDA Under Secretary Taylor to lead Agri-Trade Mission to Japan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead the upcoming agricultural trade mission to…
