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State awards $975,000 to improve water quality

January 11, 2021 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

glass of water

Nearly $1 million was provided to agencies around Indiana to improve water quality.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment, Government Tagged With: Around the Region, Clean Water Indiana Program, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, State Soil Conservation Board

Northern Indiana meat processors among 41 across state awarded share of $4 million in state grants

December 2, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Indiana State Department of Agriculture

Several meat processors across Northern Indiana are receiving a share of $4 million in state grants to protect workers and operations during the pandemic.

Filed Under: Agribusiness, Business News Bits, Government Tagged With: Around the Region, CARES Act, Indiana Meat Processing Expansion & Development Grant Program, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, meat processing

Indiana’s poultry producers donate 450 tons of product to aid communities around state

November 25, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Poultry donations

The state’s poultry producers were honored by state officials Nov. 24 for assistance they provided to residents in need around Indiana.

Filed Under: Agribusiness, Business News Bits, Government Tagged With: annual poultry donations, Around the Region, Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler, Indiana State Poultry Association

Garwood Orchards in La Porte earns state AgriVision Award

September 4, 2020 – By Larry Avila

Garwood Orchards

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.

Filed Under: Agribusiness, Business News Bits, Made in Indiana Tagged With: AgriVision Award, Around the Region, Bruce Kettler, Garwood Orchards, Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana State Department of Agriculture

Valparaiso photographer among winners of 2020 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest

August 25, 2020 – By Larry Avila

Steve Bensing, an award-winning Valparaiso-based photographer, was among the winners in the 2020 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Government, Made in Indiana Tagged With: 2020 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest, Around the Region, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Steve Bensing, winning photography

11 Indiana food banks receive share of $300,000 in state funds

August 13, 2020 – By Larry Avila

Donations

Food banks that serve Northwest and North Central Indiana are among 11 across the state receiving a share of $300,000 in funding from the state.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Making a Difference Tagged With: Around the Region, COVID-19, food banks, Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, support for food banks

State awaits word from USDA on submitted guidelines for legal production of hemp in Indiana

January 15, 2020 – By Larry Avila

HEMP

The state of Indiana has submitted proposed guidelines to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the legal production of hemp.

Filed Under: Agribusiness, Business News Bits, Government, Grown in Indiana Tagged With: Around the Region, CBD oil, hemp, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Industrial hemp, legal hemp production, USDA

Annual state poultry donation collects 200,000 pounds of food

November 27, 2019 – By Larry Avila

Food donations

The state’s annual poultry donation has secured more than 200,000 pounds of poultry products.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Government, Making a Difference Tagged With: annual poultry donation, Around the Region, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Indianapolis-based Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, State of Indiana

Grants available to improve energy efficiency in Indiana’s rural areas

November 26, 2019 – By Larry Avila

The Indiana Office of Energy Development, in partnership with the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, is offering matching grants to rural communities seeking to improve energy efficiency.

Filed Under: Business News Bits Tagged With: Around the Region, Department of Energy, electricity infrastructure, grants, Indiana Office of Energy Development, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Rural Energy Innovation Grant, rural power

Nine farms from Region, Northcentral Indiana presented with Hoosier Homestead Awards

August 13, 2019 – By Larry Avila

Indiana farming

A total of 96 Indiana family farms, including nine from Northwest and Northcentral Indiana, were presented with Hoosier Homestead Awards Aug. 9 in recognition of operating as a farm for at least 100 consecutive years.

Filed Under: Agribusiness, Business News Bits Tagged With: agriculture, Around the Region, family farms, Hoosier Homestead Awards, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch

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