Feds Warn IN Pig Farmers About Fatal Herd Disease
This is the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s third annual African Swine Fever Action Week, and as the nation’s fifth-largest pork producer, Indiana is taking notice.
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IU Institute Awarded $5 Million To Help Disadvantaged Communities Expand Tree Canopy
Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute has been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help disadvantaged communities in Indiana enhance their resilience to climate change through expansion of urban tree canopies.
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Indiana Joins Bipartisan Effort to Investigate Food Prices
Indiana is part of a bipartisan effort among law enforcement leaders around the U.S. to beef up enforcement and prevent anti-trust activity within the nation’s food system.
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State Asks Public To Watch For, Report Spotted Lanternfly Eggs
An attractive but highly destructive invasive insect is making headway in Indiana, and the Department of Natural Resources seeks help in identifying the insect so that it can work to stop its spread.
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Commercial Dog Breeders Win Out As Senate Passes Pet Store Measure
Indiana’s senators approved a bill Wednesday blocking cities and towns from banning the retail sale of dogs by state-approved sellers.
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IDOE Encourages Participation In Summer Meals Program
The Indiana Department of Education encourages schools and qualified community organizations to participate in the 2023 Summer Food Service Program.
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USDA Opens Nationwide People’s Garden Initiative
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include additional eligible gardens nationwide.
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Many Indiana Students Have To Pay For School Lunches Again
After two years of receiving free school lunches, thousands of Hoosier families will have to pay for them again this fall, including at dozens of Indiana schools that could continue offering free food but choose not to.
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USDA Issuing Payments For Hog Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week.
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USDA Issues $33M In Emergency Relief To Indiana Ag Producers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that agricultural producers nationwide have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program, representing nearly 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this phase of the program.
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Lakeland Regional Sewer District Retains Officers For 2021
Lakeland Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees opened its first meeting of 2021 with a vote to retain officers from the previous year. They are: Jim Haney, board president; Jim Marcuccilli, vice president, assistant secretary; Mike DeWald, treasurer; Parke Smith, secretary.
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Hoosier Farmers Expect Little Profit As Crop Prices Slump
Farmers in Central Indiana say despite decent looking crops, they don’t expect to make much money this year as corn and soybean prices remain low due to huge disruptions in the agriculture market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Food Banks Rise To Meet Increased Demand
Food insecurity was a problem in Indiana well before the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2018, roughly one million Hoosiers had limited or uncertain access to adequate food, above the national average.
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More Corn In The Hoosier State In 2020
WEST LAFAYETTE — When Indiana farmers take to the fields later this spring, it appears they have plans to plant a lot more corn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued its 2020 Prospective Plantings report, an early-season estimate of how many acres of major crops will be … Read More
WCS To Host Summer Food Service Program
WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation has announced plans to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and younger and to persons over 18 years who are enrolled in a state-approved educational program for the … Read More
Nomination of Farm Service Agency Committees To Begin
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that the nomination period for farmers and ranchers to serve on local Farm Service Agency county committees begins Wednesday, June 15. “Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice. Their opinions and ideas get to be heard … Read More