Agriculture
Three more Indiana farms quarantined due to Avian Flu
INDIANA — Indiana’s fight against avian influenza continues as three more farms have been placed under quarantine, the State Board of Animal Health announced Thursday….
Soil sampling program available for Hoosier farmers
INDIANA– The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and partners throughout the state have worked with the Gulf Hypoxia Program (GHP) to develop a no-cost…
Conversations on conservation, managing your leased farmland
INDIANAPOLIS – The Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) at Indiana University Indianapolis, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Indiana Soybean Alliance, and the Indiana Corn…
FFA Week celebrated at Statehouse
STATEHOUSE – In honor of National FFA Week, the seven Indiana FFA State Officers met in the Statehouse to receive a proclamation and resolution declaring Feb….
Be aware of email phishing scam falsely using USDA logo
INDIANA – The NOP knows that certifiers and certified operations have received emails from sources pretending to be the USDA. These emails, referred to as…
Indiana Grown Commission will meet Feb. 12
INDIANAPOLIS— The Indiana Grown Commission will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. ET at the Everwise Credit Union building in the…
Millions of hens culled in Jackson County due to Avian Flu outbreak – egg prices soar
JACKSON CO. – A devastating avian flu outbreak in Jackson County has resulted in the culling of 2.8 million egg-laying hens. This marks the largest…
Lawrence County Cattlemen’s Association Annual meeting set for February 1
MITCHELL – The Lawrence County Cattlemen’s Association invites all cattle producers and community members to attend their Annual Meeting on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at…
Indiana Grown awards $25,000 in grants to members for trade show exhibitions
INDIANAPOLIS– Indiana Grown, the state’s only agricultural marketing initiative, has announced that seven members received $25,000 in grant funding to promote their products at trade shows…
State Soil Conservation Board Meeting is Tueday, Jan. 14
INDIANAPOLIS— The State Soil Conservation Board (SSCB) will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Indiana Soybean Alliance Building (8425…