Chemical maker Vertellus to close portion of Indy plant
Currently working its way through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the firm expects the closure at its Tibbs Avenue plant to affect dozens of employees.
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Musk’s brother plans to plant 100 gardens at Indy schools
A group run by Kimbal Musk—billionaire Elon Musk's brother—is expanding its footprint to Indianapolis in a big way, aiming to cultivate at least 100 patches of land for schoolchildren to study.
Police investigate report of cattle rustling in Franklin
The owner of the barn told police he had recently bought the 20 calves from a sale in Kentucky and was planning to auction them. They were worth about $21,000.
Average U.S. farmland prices suffer first drop since 2009
The trend hasn’t yet hit Indiana, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but numbers from a Purdue University survey released earlier this month say otherwise.
Egg producer Rose Acre Farms plans new $5M Indiana headquarters
Rose Acre Farms was founded in 1939 and is among the country's largest egg producers, with 17 facilities and about 1,900 employees in six states.
Purdue survey: Indiana farmland values continue to fall
The 2016 Purdue Farmland Value Survey released Wednesday found average declines of 8.2 percent to 8.7 percent from last year, depending on land quality.
Expert: Falling power plant emissions reducing corn nutrient
An Indiana agricultural expert says declining power plant emissions are apparently reducing the amount of an important nutrient corn plants get through rainfall.
EPA’s plan to boost ethanol use in gasoline gets hearing
Ethanol advocates, largely from Midwest farming states, testified that the Environmental Protection Agency's target for biofuels next year again falls short of what Congress had in mind.
Germany’s Bayer makes $62 billion offer for Monsanto
The news is the latest example of a huge shakeup in the agricultural industry.
Weeks of rain hamper Indiana’s corn, soybean planting
Agricultural experts say rainy, cool weather has left Indiana’s farmers well behind in the spring rush to plant their corn and soybean crops.
Bayer takeover of Monsanto would further shake up ag industry
The sector is undergoing a wave of consolidation, driven in part by falling crop prices, which have reduced farmers' spending on genetically enhanced seeds. Locally based Dow AgroSciences is merging with DuPont’s ag unit, and ChemChina is buying Syngenta.
Fertilizer firm plans $450M coal-gasification plant conversion
A Connecticut-based company is planning to convert a closed coal-gasification plant in Indiana into an ammonia fertilizer production facility.
National FFA Organization names new chief executive
Mark Poeschl, of Brookville, Ohio, will take over leadership of the Indianapolis-based National FFA Organization and the National FFA Foundation on Aug. 1, succeeding Dwight Armstrong, who is retiring after leading the organizations for seven years.
Egg prices near 5-year low as farms recover from bird-flu crisis
The cost of making everything from quiches to cakes is less than before avian influenza killed more than 35 million laying hens and the government spent $1 billion to prevent the disease from spreading.
Whiteland farmer chosen for Indy 500 Milk Man tradition
Indiana has more than 1,000 dairy farms, and the Milk Man tradition is designed to spotlight the state's dairy industry.
Dow Agro’s revenues slide ahead of DuPont merger
Indianapolis-based agricultural Dow Agro on Thursday said revenue in the first quarter was $1.6 billion, down 16 percent from a year ago, as the company was hurt by high inventories, currency headwinds and lower prices.
Purdue: Late cold snap didn’t damage state crops
Purdue University agricultural experts say Indiana's winter wheat, forage and fruit crops appear to have survived the blast of cold weather that struck earlier in April.
Expert: April cold might damage Indiana’s grape crop
A Purdue University horticulturist says Indiana's recent sub-freezing temperatures might have damaged grape vines lured into budding early by March's unseasonable warmth.
Beef consumption on the rise as prices ease from record highs
Americans will eat an estimated 54.3 pounds of the red meat this year—the first increase since 2006 and almost a half-pound more per person than in 2015.
Farm equipment maker to move HQ to Shelbyville, hire 101 workers
Currently based in Tennessee, the company plans to build a 200,000-square-foot facility on 40 acres of undeveloped land at the intersection of Interstate 74 and S.R. 44.