The Indiana State Department of Agriculture, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Agriculture Nutrient Alliance and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency are once again offering the Cover Crop Premium Discount Program for the sixth year in a row.
Read MoreNinety-five families from across the state — including families from Kosciusko, Marshall, Whitley and Wabash counties — were honored Aug. 13 with Hoosier Homestead Awards.
Read MoreLt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the winners of the 2025 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest.
Read MoreKeith Lambright, owner of Shipshewana Auction, Inc., was recently recognized with two of Indiana’s highest honors in agriculture at the start of the Indiana State Fair, commemorating decades of leadership, innovation, and service to the livestock industry and his community.
Read MoreAt the Indiana State Fair, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith presented Keith Lambright, owner of Shipshewana Auction and Cedar Creek Meats, and Mark Sigler, chief operating officer, secretary and treasurer at Indiana Farm Bureau, with the Agrivision Award.
Read MoreLt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced that Indiana food banks will receive a combined total of $2 million to support their efforts in feeding Hoosiers in need.
Read MoreRecognized for their families’ longstanding commitment to agriculture, 103 Indiana farm families recently were presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair from Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb.
Read MoreIndiana landowners, for the second year in a row, set a record in the number of conservation practices to maintain soil health, according to the Indiana Conservation Partnership.
Read MoreGov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb and the Indiana State Poultry Association recognized the generosity of Indiana’s poultry producers at the 76th annual Governor’s Poultry Presentation at the Indiana Statehouse.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Department of Agriculture and partners throughout the state have worked with the Gulf Hypoxia Program to develop a no-cost program with a focus on increasing the knowledge and use of soil sampling as a nutrient management practice to benefit farm operations.
Read MoreThe State Soil Conservation Board is allotting over $2 million in Clean Water Indiana grants for 2023, which is a $1 million increase over 2022.
Read MoreRecognized for their families’ longstanding commitment to agriculture, 103 Indiana family farms were presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 17 from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb.
Read MoreNominations are now being accepted for the 2023 AgriVision Award, the highest agricultural honor presented by the state of Indiana.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Department of Agriculture will accept submissions for the 16th annual Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest during the month of June. The contest is open to all Indiana residents and was created to recognize the hard work and contributions of Hoosier farmers, as well as the beauty of the state’s agricultural landscape.
Read MorePlanting season is quickly approaching for Indiana’s 94,000 farmers. With the warm weather and sunshine, Hoosier motorists will also see more large slow-moving farm equipment traveling Indiana’s rural roads and highways.
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