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McCammon’s Irish Market closes remaining garden center

April 21, 2026
Susan OrrSusan Orr

The owners of McCammon’s Irish Market have permanently closed their garden center in Brownsburg, not long after doing the same thing to their location in Greenwood.

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Large package of farmland hitting auction block near Lebanon’s LEAP District

February 17, 2026
Mickey ShueyMickey Shuey

The largely agricultural area has been in the spotlight for several years since state economic development officials began assembling thousands of acres of land for the district.

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China agrees to boost trade for US ag products such as beef, poultry following Trump-Xi summit

May 17, 2026 | Associated Press

The agreements offer some hope to American farmers harmed by the trade war as they saw a major export market for soybeans and other products dry up.

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Trump administration settles meatpacking antitrust case involving Indiana company

May 8, 2026 | Associated Press

The federal government alleged the company’s practices allowed chicken, pork and turkey processors to inflate prices they charged restaurants, grocery stores and other buyers who were not allowed access to Agri Stats’ data.

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Elanco’s stock climbs after company posts strong 1st quarter results

May 6, 2026 | Joey Harris

Demand for drugs to combat ticks and other pests was a major factor boosting Elanco Animal Health Inc.’s first quarter results, company executives said Wednesday.

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2026 Innovation Issue: Inari’s gene-editing ambitions grow amid legal fight, layoffs

May 1, 2026 | Greg Weaver

The company’s dispute with Corteva Agriscience highlights the tension between Inari’s model and an industry long dominated by a small number of global companies.

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2026 Innovation Issue: Beck’s Hybrids AI platform educates farmers about their crops

May 1, 2026 | Daniel Bradley

In February, Beck’s publicly launched SeedIQ, a free online product management platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide data and management recommendations to help farmers unlock the potential of their corn and soybean hybrids.

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USDA to move SNAP administrative office and staff to Indianapolis

April 30, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

The move is part of a larger effort to shift Department of Agriculture services out of Washington, D.C. and spread them across the country.

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Supreme Court considers blocking lawsuits alleging weed killer causes cancer

April 27, 2026 | The Washington Post

Billions of dollars are at stake, as well as the future of a chemical the nation’s largest farm group says is so important that ending its use would threaten America’s food supply.

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Deere & Co agrees to pay $99M to settle ‘right to repair’ lawsuit

April 7, 2026 | Associated Press

The settlement would resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the farm equipment giant of monopolizing repair services.

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Eggs for Easter cost much less than last year. A look at the numbers.

April 2, 2026 | Associated Press

What’s good for consumers isn’t necessarily good for farmers, who are finding it difficult to recoup their costs as egg prices plummet.

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Iran war has US farmers worried about cost, availability of fertilizer

March 18, 2026 | Associated Press

Thousands of farmers across the country will pay far more this spring than they expected for fertilizer that is essential to their crops.

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War spurs US backup fertilizer push before planting season

March 17, 2026 | Bloomberg News

The Trump administration has moved to locate backup sources of fertilizers for American farmers at the start of the planting season after the Iran war shut down a key source of supply.

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Lasting surge in diesel prices would batter nation’s truckers, farmers

March 11, 2026 | The Washington Post

High diesel prices could have wide implications for the economy. Along with trucking, diesel powers the nation’s rail carriers, farm tractors, harvesters and combines.

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Bayer agrees to $7.2B proposed settlement over thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits

February 17, 2026 | Associated Press

The company has warned that mounting legal costs are threatening its ability to continue selling the product in U.S. agricultural markets.

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Q&A: BiomEdit CEO goes behind the scenes of an $18.4M VC round

February 6, 2026 | Lesley WeidenbenerLesley Weidenbener

The animal health startup had fundraising success in 2025, a year in which investment deals were hard to come by.

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China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump’s shifting trade policy could disrupt deal

January 20, 2026 | Associated Press

Beijing paused any purchase of U.S. soybeans last summer during its trade war with Washington, D.C., but agreed to resume buying from American soybean farmers after President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in South Korea and agreed to a truce.

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Indiana State Fair Commission names next executive director

December 23, 2025 | Marek Mazurek

The fair commission’s longtime executive director, Cindy Hoye, will step down in March.

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Trump seeks to cut restrictions on marijuana through planned order

December 11, 2025 | The Washington Post

Democrats and Republicans alike have been interested in reclassifying marijuana, with some politicians citing its potential benefit as a medical treatment and the political popularity of the widely used drug.

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Farmers to get more money from Trump, but they still have more problems

December 11, 2025 | Associated Press

U.S. farmers have suffered from persistently low commodity prices, rising costs and declining sales.

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Senate bill aimed at easing Indiana’s veterinary shortage

December 10, 2025 | Marek Mazurek

The legislation would allow licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians from other states to practice in Indiana without needing to go through the state’s full examination process. 

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Trump announces $11B in tariff relief for farmers

December 8, 2025 | The Washington Post

President Trump has been under pressure to approve an aid package for farmers, who have struggled under sinking crop prices and increasing costs for equipment, fertilizer and other production expenses.

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