The organization presented its top legislative priority over the weekend: expanding health benefits available to the agriculture industry in the state.

At the Indiana Farm Bureau annual state convention, meat producers asked if they should be concerned about the future of the industry.

In addition to teaching students about agriculture, the program connected them with refugee and immigrant families through the Immigrant Welcome Center as they maintained the garden while students and teachers were gone for the summer.

Farmers' perceptions of economic conditions improved in November, according to the monthly Ag Economy Barometer. While yields are down its still a better harvest than many feared.

Indiana farmers can expect to see a plateau in farm income over the next decade, according to one agriculture expert.

A study from Indiana University's O'Neill School of Public Affairs shows there has been a 43 percent drop in the number of Christmas tree operations since 2002.

Lawyers are asking a federal judge to combine multiple lawsuits against milk distributor Fairlife and the owners of a northern Indiana dairy farm into a single class-action suit.

The Indiana Farm Bureau's annual Thanksgiving meal prices survey shows turkey costs were down about 25 percent from last year's decade-low prices, averaging about $1 per pound.

Many U.S. military men and women will once again receive a Hoosier Christmas tree this year through the Trees for Troops program.

Gov. Eric Holcombs first executive order of the year will ease restrictions on hours of service for truck drivers who deliver the fuel.