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Agriculture/Farming
Indiana farmers expected to enjoy near-record income
November 11, 2010
Associated PressMany Indiana farmers who had been worrying about a late summer drought are now looking forward to some extra spending money
thanks to high grain prices.
MoreFarmland sales go flat in suburban Indianapolis
October 23, 2010
Scott OlsonThe real estate bust and a drought in transactions make values all but impossible to gauge.
MoreExpert: Indiana an island of drought in Ohio Valley
October 4, 2010
Associated PressIndiana's official climatologist says Indiana is drier than surrounding states.
MoreIndiana corn coming in sooner, faster, better in 2010
September 21, 2010
Associated PressThe Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service says farmers harvested 27 percent of their corn by Sunday, compared with none
by this time last year and an average of 6 percent over the past five years.
MoreBeck's Superior Hybrids plans $24.5M expansion
September 10, 2010
IBJ StaffA Hamilton County seed company has plans to expand its facilities, creating as many as 72 jobs over the next five years, state
economic development officials said Friday morning.
MoreUrban farming key to this 'Taste of Indiana'
August 27, 2010
Scott OlsonFirst-of-its-kind event in Indianapolis showcases what's known as the slow food movement, which promotes the benefits of producing
plants, seeds and livestock for local consumption.
MoreIndiana State Fair ends with slightly smaller crowd
August 23, 2010
Associated PressThe Indiana State Fair has wrapped up a 17-day run during which officials say it drew 952,020 visitors.
MoreCompany expanding solar unit, plans to add 120 jobs
August 19, 2010
Fort Recovery Construction & Equipment in Portland plans to invest $1.9 million to accommodate research, development
and production of solar thermal collector panels.
MoreSummer is key time for those who raise Christmas trees
August 7, 2010
Joe JasinskiChristmas and July harmonize like a blizzard on Independence Day, but the summer months are perhaps the most vital for Tom
Dull and his wife, Kerry, who raise 23,000 Christmas trees on their peaceful farm in Thorntown.
MoreConsumers facing record prices for bacon
August 4, 2010
Bloomberg NewsThe U.S. hog-breeding herd is near the smallest on record, and wholesale pork-belly prices are up 72 percent in the past year,
to the highest price since at least 1998.
MoreIndiana working on phosphorous limits for lakes
July 19, 2010
Associated PressThe Indiana Department of Environmental Management says the rule would impact sewage treatment plants upstream of lakes.
MoreLooking out for summer garden pests
June 26, 2010
Just because it's summer, don't expect tree and shrub pests to go on vacation.
MoreIndiana's biggest private companies majored in the basics in 2009
June 19, 2010
Martha P. AllanHealth care, plastics, other fundamental consumer needs kept some companies on upswings.
MoreBecky Skillman's blog from China
June 9, 2010
Becky SkillmanLt. Gov. Becky Skillman is traveling to China with a delegation of state officials and business and community leaders through
June 10. Skillman is blogging about their experiences as the group works to build relationships and attract Chinese investment
to Indiana.
MoreUrban farmer in Indianapolis hopes he's the first of many
June 5, 2010
Norm HeikensMatthew Jose figures that if enough people follow him into urban farming, vacant and abandoned property will flourish with
productivity, consumer diets will improve, and worn neighborhoods will get new life.
MoreHoosiers begin agriculture trade mission to China
June 2, 2010
Joe JasinskiA 26-member delegation of Hoosiers, including Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, arrived Wednesday in Hangzhou, Indiana’s Chinese
sister state since 1987, for an agriculture-focused economic development trade mission.
MoreIndiana has millions to pass out for renewable energy projects
May 8, 2010
IBJ StaffThe federal money is for renewable energy systems, energy-efficiency improvements, energy audits and renewable-energy feasibility
studies.
MoreU.S. farmers planting corn at record pace
April 26, 2010
Bloomberg NewsU.S. corn farmers may have planted more acres last week than in any week ever as dry weather
and more-productive equipment sped up fieldwork.
MoreRising prices could help pork producers bounce back
April 24, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe prices hogs are fetching this year will help farmers begin to climb out of the crater of 2008 and 2009. Average pork prices
may approach record levels this year, Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt predicted, up to $53.63 per hundred
pounds. The record is $55.44 per hundred pounds, set in 1982.
MoreTimber industry seeks respect, profit from 'green' standards
March 6, 2010
Chris O'MalleyWhy should bamboo imported from Asia or steel made through intensive use of energy be consider greener than locally grown
trees? timber interests ask.
MoreFarmland once targeted for housing still being plowed
January 23, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinFarmers who might have worried about losing their livelihood
to new homes or retail have gotten a little breather.
MoreEgg industry debates ethics of cage sizes
November 19, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThe answers could have big implications for the egg industry, which counts Indiana as one of its leading producers. The Hoosier
state ranked third in egg production in 2008, trailing only Iowa and Ohio.
MoreDow AgroSciences' revenue, profit fall on lower crop prices
October 22, 2009
Dow AgroSciences, the local subsidiary of Midland, Mich.-based Dow Chemical Co., said Thursday that revenue fell 20 percent
and profits plummeted in the third quarter due largely to lower crop commodity prices.
MoreEPA proposes $1.1M settlement with Vertellus
August 25, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinChemical-maker Vertellus Specialties Inc. will spend up to $1.1 million and change air-emission monitoring practices at its
plant on the southwest side of Indianapolis under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
MoreDow Agrosciences introduces genetically modified corn seed
July 27, 2009
IBJ StaffEven after a string of acquisitions, Dow AgroSciences is a bit player in the seed business. But the new genetically
modified corn it developed with St. Louis-based giant Monsanto Co. finally provides the breakthrough product that could grow
its seed sales substantially.
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