Boost for buying local
Local food growers say the pandemic sparked a buy-local movement because national supply chains seemed much more fragile than believed.
Agribusiness
Food council development grants available through Indiana Grown
Grants up to $25,000 to develop food councils around the state are available through Indiana Grown.
Farmer sentiment improves on prospects of better income
Signs of improving crop prices are contributing to a rise in Indiana farmers’ optimism about the state’s ag economy.
State launches Shop Indiana Grown site to provide boost for agribusiness sector
Shopping for locally grown or produced items just got little easier in Indiana.
Purdue University ag economy barometer shows pessimism from industry
Indiana’s agriculture sector is not optimistic about its future.
Northern Indiana meat processors among 41 across state awarded share of $4 million in state grants
Several meat processors across Northern Indiana are receiving a share of $4 million in state grants to protect workers and operations during the pandemic.
Indiana’s poultry producers donate 450 tons of product to aid communities around state
The state’s poultry producers were honored by state officials Nov. 24 for assistance they provided to residents in need around Indiana.
Indiana Grown hopes survey will lead to strategies to make consumer interest in Hoosier agriculture stronger
State officials want to boost interest in buying locally produced and grown agriculture products.
Garwood Orchards in La Porte earns state AgriVision Award
Garwood Orchards’s growth as an agritourism destination and longevity as a family-owned operation helped it land one of the state’s two AgriVision Awards for 2020.
Indiana agbioscience group AgriNovus names new CEO
Mitch Frazier is the new CEO of AgriNovus Indiana, the organization which oversees the advancement of the agbioscience sector in the state.