Agriculture
Planting Season Underway Across Indiana: Be Alert, Slow Down, Share the Road
(UNDATED) — As spring arrives and temperatures rise, farmers across Indiana will begin to plant the state’s 15 million acres of crops. To keep motorists and farmers…
USDA Increases Monthly SNAP Benefits By 40%
(WASHINGTON) – Today, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced emergency benefit increases have reached $2.0 billion per month for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households…
Request For Comment On Organic Livestock And Poultry Practices Economic Analysis Report
(UNDATED) – Tomorrow, April 23, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will publish a Federal Register Notice requesting public comment on an Economic Analysis Report…
Farmers Get Ready To Plant Amid Lower Grain Prices
(BEDFORD) – Farmers are beginning to prepare fields for planting despite facing a downturn as grain prices fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The start of…
USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will…
DHS And USDA Move To Protect American Farmers And Ensure Continued Flow Of America’s Food Supply
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Department of Homeland Security, with the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced a temporary final rule to change certain…
USDA Unveils Tool To Help Rural Communities Address COVID-19 Pandemic
(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations, and individuals…
85th IBEP Bull Sale Moved Online For April 16
(BEDFORD) – Due to restrictions on social gatherings in the midst of COVID-19 the 85th IBEP Bull Sale will now be done online using DVAuction….
Indiana Agriculture Industry Convenes For COVID-19 Discussion
(UNDATED) – On Friday, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and the Indiana State Board of Animal Health will again co-host a conference call for…
USDA Extends ReConnect Application Deadline to April 15
(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA has extended the deadline for ReConnect Pilot Program applications…
