Fishers planning second AgriPark near Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport
Fishers and the Indianapolis Zoo will partner on some aspects of the new AgriPark, which received a key approval in the development process on Tuesday.
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U.S. egg prices hit record high and are likely to keep climbing
The spike in egg prices was the biggest since the nation’s last bird flu outbreak in 2015 and accounted for roughly two-thirds of the total increase in food costs last month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What we know about avian flu spread in Indiana
Hoosier farmers are on edge as the bird flu—officially the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI—continues to menace big and small flocks alike three years into this outbreak.
Despite pushback, lawmakers advance bill to double inspections of Indiana’s confined animal farms
Indiana farming groups argued that additional oversight requirements will come at a cost to producers.
Cucumbers recalled after at least 68 people fall ill with salmonella
The recall was issued after the salmonella outbreak sickened at least 68 people, including 18 who required hospitalization across multiple states. Indiana is among the states affected by the recall.
Fair Oaks Farms education arm getting $2.7M to help further its mission
The Lake States Dairy Center—a nonprofit educational affiliate of Fair Oaks Farms—will receive the contribution from seven financial institutions, the organizations announced Tuesday.
CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows might be spreading to people.
Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops, workers?
Automation could ease the sector’s deepening labor shortage, help farmers manage costs, protect workers from extreme heat and improve yields.
Pumpkin crop ‘above average’ for 2024, Purdue prof says
Stephen Meyers says consumers in Indiana and across the country can expect an above-average pumpkin crop, both in terms of yield and quality.
Indiana Farm Bureau names taxes, local water rights as 2025 legislative priorities
The state’s largest agricultural lobbyist group announced its legislative priorities Thursday morning.
Corteva takes $25M stake in North Carolina gene-editing agriculture company
Corteva, the Indianapolis-based seed and crop protection giant, formed a joint venture with the startup, Pairwise, based in Durham, North Carolina, aimed at increasing crop yield for food, fuel and fiber production.
Braun releases rural ag plan that calls for tax relief, new broadband program
Sen. Mike Braun, the Republican candidate for governor, partnered with conservative public policy group Hoosiers for Opportunity, Prosperity & Enterprise Inc., or HOPE, to develop his agenda.
Braun, Young join effort to protect farmland from foreign adversaries
The legislation would add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which can recommend that the president block or suspend any transactions with a worrisome impact on national security.
Sweaty corn making Midwest even more humid
Farmers are also planting more acres of corn, in part to meet demand for ethanol, which means more plants working harder to stay cool — pumping out humidity that adds to steamy misery like that blanketing much of the U.S. this week.
Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after wire found
According to Perdue and the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select lots of three products sold nationwide.
Corteva opens $30M seed distribution center in Anderson
The 300,000-square-foot facility will receive and distribute primarily corn and soybean seeds that will eventually end up on Indiana and Ohio farms.
Lieutenant governor candidates debate property taxes, water rights
Republican Micah Beckwith, Democrat Terry Goodin and Libertarian Tonya Hudson spent most of Tuesday’s agriculture-focused debate arguing over whose tax policies would be most beneficial.
Farmers honor ‘Peanuts’ creator Charles M. Schulz with corn mazes across North America
More than 80 farms in the U.S. and Canada, including three in Indiana, have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed mazes to celebrate the beloved strip’s 75th birthday this summer and fall.
Lieutenant governor candidates to meet at agriculture-themed debate
Agriinstitute, a Danville-based agricultural advocacy group, will host the Aug. 13 debate. It’s scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds’ Purdue Extension Building.
AgriNovus report details agbioscience sector growth opportunities
The AgriNovus Indiana report quantifies agbiosciences as contributing $22.7 billion to the state’s gross domestic product. It also identifies several key areas of opportunity for growth in this sector.