Recent News
May 2023
May 31: Submissions open for 16th annual Indiana agriculture photo contest
May 31: Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Dept. of Agriculture welcome AgriVision award nominations
May 15: Partnership is key for conservation success in Indiana; new record for conservation
May 10: Indiana Grown June Marketplace: spotlighting local Indiana products
May 10: State Soil Conservation Board meeting - 5.16.23
May 3: Indiana Land Resources Council Meeting - 5.10.23
April 2023
April 26: State Soil Conservation Board: Clean Water Indiana Advisory Group Listening Session - 5.1.23
April 20: Indiana Grown Commission Meeting - 4.26.23
April 19: Dept. of Agriculture receives over $1 million in funding for gulf hypoxia zone
April 10: Motorists should remain cautious on rural roads this Spring; share the road with farm equipment
March 2023
March 31: Indiana Grain Indemnity Corporation meeting - 4.5.23
March 24: Over 55 farming families honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award
March 14: State Soil Conservation Board meeting - 3.21.23
March 13: 19 Indiana wood manufacturers recognized on ‘North America’s Largest’ list
March 1: Gov. Holcomb appoints Don Lamb as new executive director of the Department of Agriculture
February 2023
Feb. 8: Federal grant funds available for specialty crop industry
Feb. 9: Farmers’ Market Opens at Indy Airport features 60-plus Indiana Grown suppliers
Feb. 21 : Indiana officials celebrate National FFA Week with proclamation and resolution
January 2023
Jan. 4: State Soil Conservation Board meeting - 1.8.23
Jan. 12: Purdue economic impact study proves Indiana Grown delivers value
Jan. 24: Indiana Grown Commission Meeting - 1.25.23
Jan. 31: New leader for state's agriculture economic development division
December 2022
Dec. 2: Cover Crop Premium Discount Program available in White River Region counties
Dec. 5: ISDA announces specialty crop projects received funding
Dec. 20: Lt. Governor Crouch appoints Indiana Grown Commission Members
Dec. 20: Cover Crop Premium Discount Program available in White River Region counties
November 2022
Nov. 1: Nominate Local Teachers for Indiana’s Top Agricultural Educator Award
Oct. 14: Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives Mental Health Workshops now accepting registrations
Nov. 16: 75th annual poultry presentation at Indiana Statehouse
Nov. 22: Indiana Land Resources Council Meeting - Nov. 30, 2022
Nov. 22: 200,000 pounds of poultry products donated to Hoosiers this year
October 2022
Oct. 6: State Fair Legislative Advisory Committee meeting
Oct. 17: Indiana FFA represented in National Officer Candidate Process
Oct. 19: State Soil Conservation Board meeting - 10.25
Oct. 31: Indiana Grain Indemnity Corporation meeting - 11.3.22
September 2022
Sept. 8: Indiana Grown announces new director
Sept. 14: State Soil Conservation Board meeting - 9.20.22
Sept. 21: Department of Agriculture warns of harvest traffic on rural roads
August 2022
August 2: Indiana Grown Marketplace allows you to shop local at the Indiana State Fair
August 4: ISDA Hosts Cattle Grading Workshop - Aug. 19
August 4: Distinguished leaders awarded state's highest agricultural honor
August 4: 2022 Indiana Agriculture photo contest winners announced
August 10: Red Gold tomato growers awarded for conservation efforts
August 17: Record year for Indiana farms receiving historic homestead award
August 24: Department of Agriculture awarded $7.9 million for Kankakee watershed
July 2022
July 6: 11 Hoosier food banks receive $1 million in state funding
July 7: Soil conservation on an upward trend in Indiana
June 2022
June 1: Lt. Governor Crouch and ISDA seek distinguished agricultural leader nominations
June 1: Lt. Submissions open for 15th annual Indiana agriculture photo contest
June 8: Fifteen students competing for Indiana FFA State Officer positions
June 17: Indiana Grown celebrates local farmers, business owners at fifth Monumental Marketplace
May 2022
May 10: Three Indiana Grown members awarded Small Business Awards
May 11: State Soil Conservation Board meeting - 5.17.22
April 2022
April 1: 69 farming families honored with the Hoosier Homestead Award
April 6: 20 Indiana wood manufacturers recognized on ‘North America’s Largest’ list
April 21: Planting season is here; remain alert to large farm equipment on Indiana roads
March 2022
March 10: State Soil Conservation Board meeting - 3.15.22
March 22: ISDA, Indiana’s Family of Farmers Celebrate National Agriculture Day
March 25: Indiana Grain Indemnity Corporation meeting March 30, 2022
February 2022
February 8: Nearly $500,000 in federal grant funds available for specialty crop industry
February 16: Indiana FFA Celebrates National FFA Week, Feb. 19-26
January 2022
January 6: Local soil and water districts awarded nearly $800,000 for water quality initiatives
January 11:New leadership for the Indiana FFA organization
January 18: State Soil Conservation Board meeting - 1.23.22
January 31: Registration open for Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives Mental Health Workshops
December 2021
December 14: Over $450,000 in grant funding awarded for specialty crop sector
December 20: Helping hands this holiday season
November 2021
November 5: Indiana Land Resources Council meeting - 11.9.21
November 10: FFA prepares a career ready workforce
November 16: Indiana Grain Indemnity Corporation meeting - 11.22.21
November 16: Second year for Cover Crop Premium Discount Program available in Upper White River Region counties
November 17: 74th annual poultry donation at Indiana Statehouse
November 22: 200,000 pounds of poultry products donated to Hoosiers this year
October 2021
October 5: Unsung Harvest Heroes
October 10: State Dept. of Ag receives $500,000 grant to support mental health and farm stress
October 18: Indiana FFA member aspires for National office
September 2021
September 14: Harvest season is here; motorists remain alert to slow moving equipment