Articles tagged as: Agriculture
January 29, 2016
National Summit Addresses Employment Gap For Farmers
The national summit highlights the way agriculture is being taught as a science and the growing field of jobs.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2016
More Than 400K Birds Destroyed To Contain Avian Flu Outbreak
Since Saturday, there have been no new H7N8 cases in the Dubois County avian flu outbreak.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2016
Bird Flu Outbreak Hits 10 Southern Indiana Farms
Ten southern Indiana commercial turkey farms have tested positive for a strain of bird flu, prompting a response from state and federal authorities.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2016
Winter Farmers Markets Increase Fresh Food Access, For Some
Farmers markets are becoming more than just a summer outing, with winter versions popping up in Indianapolis. That's increasing the fresh and local produce available in colder months, but not for all Indy residents.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2015
Purdue Profs Visiting Cuba For Planned Study-Aboard Program
A group of Purdue University agricultural professors are visiting Cuba to set the stage for a planned student study-abroad program on the Island nation.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2015
Sickened By Smells, Retired Farmer Looks To Challenge Indiana's Right To Farm Law
Retired farmer Dick Himsel's Danville property looks like an idyllic Midwestern small farm. Trees line the driveway, leading up to an old-fashioned wooden farmhouse that's surrounded by tall stalks of corn. One thing the property does not have, though, is fresh air.
Read MoreOctober 8, 2015
Nuisance Lawsuit Challenges Indiana's Right To Farm Law
Residents of Danville, Indiana, along with the Hoosier Environmental Council, filed a nuisance lawsuit Wednesday against a large factory farm. The suit, if successful, could have major consequences for the agriculture industry in the state.
Read MoreOctober 8, 2015
Indiana Man Picked As 1st National Pig Farmer Of Year
The National Pork Board's first-ever pig farmer of the year is Keith Schoettmer of Tipton, Indiana.
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2015
New Corn Disease Found In Indiana Field
Scientists at Purdue University say they've found a corn disease not previously found in the U.S. in plant samples from a field in north-central Indiana.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2015
Indiana Agencies Warn Motorists About Farm Equipment
The Indiana state departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security and Transportation and the Indiana State Police remind motorists that some farm equipment is so wide that it takes up most of a roadway.
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