Agriculture
Farmers Can Support Local Schools Through Grants
(UNDATED) – American farmers have a great opportunity to help support their local public school districts through $15,000 grants for science, technology, engineering and math…
Indiana State Hemp Program Plan Submitted to USDA
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indiana State Hemp Plan was formally submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on December 26, 2019. Robert Waltz, Indiana…
Advanced Inspections & Certification Administration Courses Now Available
(UNDATED) – The Organic Integrity Learning Center now includes two new courses targeted at the needs of accredited certifiers and inspectors. Courses are available to…
Secretary Perdue Statement on Senator Loeffler
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after Senator Kelly Loeffler (GA) was sworn in to the U.S. Senate and…
Secretary Perdue Speaks with American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall
(UNDATED) – Secretary Perdue sits down with American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall to talk about innovation in American agriculture. America’s farmers and…
Carty to Lead State’s Agriculture Economic Development Division
(INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has hired Andrew Carty as the new director of the economic development division. Carty grew up in Arkansas where he worked…
Indiana Grown Receives Grant to Study Program’s Economic Impact
(INDIANAPOLIS) – A partnership between Indiana Grown and Purdue University has developed into a grant for nearly $200,000 through the USDA’s Federal State Marketing Improvement Program. This grant seeks to…
Dairy Farmers Applaud White House, Democrats for Agreement on USMCA
(UNDATED) — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, today applauded the progress made by the Trump administration and…
Secretary Perdue Issues Statement on USMCA Agreement
(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Speaker of the House Nancy…
USDA Announces New Members of the National Organic Standards Board
(WASHINGTON) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of five new members to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). “We appreciate the great…
