In this issue…
The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has received a $500,000 grant from the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) Program. ISDA is partnering with the Indiana Rural ...
The third edition of the USAPEEC Americas Expo was in Bogotá, Colombia, on Nov. 9-10 with the sponsorship of the Nebraska Soybean Board, National Turkey Federation and with the support of the Office of Agricultural Affairs of the Embassy of the Unit...
What happens when a country stops purchasing U.S. corn due to concerns about long-term storage of it in hot, humid environments? In Egypt, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has stepped in to help, working with Dr. Klein Ileleji from Purdue University to...
On Oct. 28 the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced the Consider Corn Challenge III winners at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference in San Francisco, Calif. The six winners were chosen because their technologies can improve a pro...
Among the many gems in Indiana’s Monroe County is a little distillery called Cardinal Spirits. Founded in 2015, the spirit-makers craft vodkas, gins, rums, liqueurs, and canned cocktails, and distributes them across 12 states and Washington, D.C. T...
Farmers in Indiana can take advantage of the increasing and stable demand of high oleic soybean oil by growing high oleic soybeans in the 2022 growing season. High oleic soybeans position the U.S. soy industry into the future and contribute to greate...
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is accepting applications for a variety of 2022 scholarship programs. NCGA is proud to support three scholarship programs for three distinct audiences.
“Whether you’re 22 or 72, it’s good to get involved.”
So said Joseph Steinkamp, a retiring American Soybean Association (ASA) director, who did get involved in a myriad of ways promoting and furthering soybean markets beginning with the In...
Indiana Soybean Alliance Membership & Policy (M&P) Committee Chair Mike Koehne and Indiana Corn Growers Association (ICGA) President Mike Beard were among several Hoosiers invited to ask questions of Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) during a virtual Town Hal...
The frustrating effects of our nation’s escalating supply chain delays are felt coast-to-coast and across all industries, and hardworking Hoosier farmers are not exempt from the impacts.
Indiana is home to more than 94,000 farmers and ranks in t...
As the Representative for Indiana’s First Congressional District, I am deeply grateful for the incredible work of Indiana farmers to support our economy and supply our state, nation, and the world with essential agricultural products.
This has been an incredibly busy year in the nation’s capital. We swore in a new president, welcomed new cabinet members and worked with policymakers, both old and new, as they’ve considered some of the biggest legislation since the late 1960s.
It surely can’t be that another year has passed! Actually, two years have passed since I was elected to chair the ICGA. This will be my last column I write as President of ICGA. Let me start by saying THANK YOU to all the staff at Indiana Corn Grow...
Wow, how time flies! As I get to the end of my two-year term as Chair of the Membership & Policy Committee (M&P) on the ISA board, I look back at all the opportunities I have had and the contacts that I have made. I am very grateful for this time and...
When trying to build something special, the best way is to start from the ground up. That is especially true when assembling a team to help Indiana’s farmers to yield more crops on less land with better resources.
In an integrated global economy, supply chains are essential to moving the goods and products that feed and power people around the world.
On Nov. 4, the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) gave a presentation at the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Rural Regions Realizing the Net-Zero Opportunity Meeting.
Taking complex agricultural research from concept to project to practical application in the field requires specials skills.
The Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) received a 2021 Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence in the Pollution Prevention category at the 24th Annual Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference o...