agriculture

After more than a year of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has released numbers for the Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS—the amount of biofuel…

Many roads in Indiana were originally known as “farm-to-market” highways—their primary purpose was to transport crops to city centers. That designation…

Farm fatalities jumped by almost 40 percent in Indiana in 2014, according to Purdue University’s annual Farm Fatality Survey.Two trends stand out among…

For the second time in two years, the White County Area Plan commission will consider a rezoning request for a confined feeding hog operation that is…

Residents of Danville, Indiana, along with the Hoosier Environmental Council, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a large factory farm. If successful,…

Plans are being made for a statewide precision agriculture center at Ivy Tech’s Terre Haute campus.Ivy Tech already offers agriculture technician courses,…

A new corn disease has been discovered in Indiana, and it’s the first confirmed case in the country.The disease called "tar spot" is more commonly found…

More than 200 producers have signed up to become members of the new Indiana Grown program, and Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann notes they span all of…

Indiana Agriculture Commissioner Ted McKinney predicts a recent egg price spike will also raise the cost of products that use liquid eggs, like salad…

Second-generation West Lafayette farmer Kevin Underwood has three tractors he uses to farm 1,600 acres of land – one is several decades old, another he…