Indiana State Department of Agriculture

Fifty-six farm families received the Hoosier Homestead Award this year in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture.

Indiana’s agriculture organizations teamed up to bring the farm to Indianapolis on National Agriculture Day.

A newly formed institute at Purdue University is offering training and development support to agriculture producers with novel food and beverage product ideas.

Just west of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway you can find Freshly Dairy — a small, family-owned farm that prides itself in its mouthwatering milk and long product shelf life.

Ports of Indiana and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding to increase collaboration, expand agricultural trade and create new container shipping opportunities for the state.

Motorists should be alert and stay patient on the roads during harvest season, Indiana State Department of Agriculture leaders advised.

Indiana food banks will receive $2 million to support their efforts in feeding Hoosiers, according to an announcement from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

Indiana State Fair guests shopped locally made and grown products at the Indiana Grown Marketplace this year. The store featured 407 products representing over 90 Hoosier businesses.

Indiana has one of the smallest state agriculture departments in the nation — and Don Lamb would not have it any other way.

Corteva Agriscience is not only innovating to ensure a safe, nutritious and affordable food supply. Employees are getting their hands dirty in a garden and donating the produce, honey and flowers to others in need.

Southern Indiana native Clark Smith will serve as director of Indiana Grain Buyers and Warehouse Licensing Agency.

Indiana farmland acres decreased between 1.5% and 2%, about 350,000 acres, from 2010 to 2022, according to a report from Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

Planting season is here for Indiana’s 94,000 farmers, which means farm equipment will be back on the roads and it may take longer to get where you’re going.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent trade mission to India was a success, including more than 500 business-to-business meetings between U.S. exporters and Indian businesses.

A new group of ag industry leaders is ready to make a difference in their communities after graduating from the AgrIInstitute’s Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program.

A total solar eclipse will travel through Indiana on April 8, providing a spectacular show for sky watchers. “On April 8, Indiana will be center stage for a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse experience,” said Gov. Eric Holcomb.

Hoosiers celebrated National Ag Day on March 19. Gov. Eric Holcomb issued an official proclamation to celebrate the event.

Don Lamb, Indiana State Department of Agriculture director, joined NASDA on the trip to Cuba.

Indiana agricultural products were valued at over $18 billion, according to the recently released Census of Agriculture data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Indiana State Department of Agriculture is hosting an Indiana pavilion at the 2024 Sweets & Snacks Expo, May 14-16 at the Indianapolis Convention Center.

Farmer leaders and staff with the Indiana Corn Growers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance discussed hot topics with state lawmakers at the annual Bacon Bar and Brunch legislative breakfast.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering over $6.7 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build food supply chain resilience in Indiana.

The Cover Crop Premium Discount Program is available for the fourth year in a row, rewarding farmers who plant cover crops by providing a reduced premium on their crop insurance.

The Fort Wayne Farm Show, to be presented Jan. 16-18 by Tradexpos at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, will feature daily educational seminars provided by Northeastern Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Purdue Extension.

Don Lamb, director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, toured the United Kingdom during a trade mission. He visited several farms and discussed topics including ag technology, animal disease protection and the importance of conservation efforts.

If you want to support Indiana businesses this Christmas, you might consider gifting the Indiana Grown Holiday Box — a curated box filled with Hoosier-made products.

A Turkish hardwoods trade mission was hosted by Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. Indiana’s hardwood industry exports were valued at over $167 million in 2022.

Winners of the 2023 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest were announced at the State Fair. From hot air balloons over a sunflower field, to a family’s pumpkin patch, the photos show the diversity of Indiana agriculture.

Indiana farmers have set a conservation record this year by planting an estimated 1.6 million acres of overwinter living covers, according to a recent survey.

More than 90 people attended the annual Ag Policy Summit at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Topics at the event included expanding conservation opportunities and the challenging financial landscape for farmers.

Indiana food banks will receive $2 million to support their efforts to feed Hoosiers this year. The funding is double of what was received last year.

Katie Nelson has been selected as deputy director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

The Indiana Conservation Partnership announced its 2022 conservation accomplishments, including ICP’s installation of over 47,000 new conservation practices, up more than 15,000 from 2021.

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture encourages motorists to be cautious during planting season.

Nineteen Indiana wood manufacturing firms have been included on the 2023 FDMC 300 list, which ranks the largest cabinet, furniture, millwork, store fixture, office/contract and component producers in North America.

Gov. Eric Holcomb appointed Don Lamb as the new executive director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

Don Lamb will start his role as executive director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture with firsthand knowledge of what farmers need.

Farmers know, perhaps better than most, that early planning can be a key ingredient to success. That principle also applies to childhood education.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch announced the appointments for the Indiana Grown Initiative Commission.

“Saving” is a common thread running through many of the educational seminars at the 2023 Fort Wayne Farm Show.

Indiana’s ag industry will look a little different in 2023 as several leaders change jobs and retire. Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and “Corn Guy” Bob Nielsen will retire effective January 2023.

It is farmers who are making Indiana’s economy tick, said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch at the Indiana Farm Bureau State Convention. “You’re feeding Hoosiers. You are feeding people in our country and people around the world,” said the state’s secretary of agriculture.

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency have joined forces to implement the Cover Crop Premium Discount Program for the third year in a row.

McDonald’s, Purdue University and other partners celebrated the return of the popular McRib sandwich, which will be available through Nov. 20. The sandwich includes a pork patty, homestyle bun, McRib sauce, pickle slices and onions.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2022 Indiana Agriculture photo contest. The winning photographs will be displayed in the lieutenant governor’s Family of Business offices in Indianapolis.

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch presented Karen Plaut, dean of agriculture at Purdue University, and Gary Truitt, chairman of Hoosier Ag Today and the Indiana Farm Equipment and Technology Expo, with the state’s highest agricultural honor, the AgriVision Award.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana announced that it is awarding $7.9 million for the Kankakee Watershed Initiative led by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture and funded by the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture and Red Gold recently announced the winners of the 2022 Red Gold Stewardship award. Nick Totzke Farms of Stevensville, Michigan, was selected as the first-place winner, and Wischmeyer Farms LLC of Ottawa, Ohio, received second place.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

Indiana farmers planted an estimated 1.5 million acres of overwinter living covers in the late fall of 2021, matching the record 1.5 million acres planted in 2020, according to the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.