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Mar 25, 2019, 16:42 PM by Amie Simpson, Brownfield

Indiana Farm Bureau celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding at the Statehouse today. INFB President Randy Kron spoke about how members across the state have used their collective voice through the years to protect agriculture's interests. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch praised Farm Bureau for the advocacy and educational influence it has had on agriculture in the state. She also read a proclamation signed by Governor Eric Holcomb declaring March 25, 2019, Indiana Farm Bureau Day.

Mar 25, 2019, 08:00 AM by Molly Zentz, APR, Marketing Team

In celebration of its 100th anniversary, Indiana Farm Bureau and its county Farm Bureaus across the state conducted a "100 Pounds for 100 Years" charitable giving campaign to help Hoosiers in need. Each county was challenged to collect at least 100 pounds worth of food. All told, county Farm Bureaus, INFB and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance staff, and the Indiana Farm Bureau board of directors donated the equivalent of 50 tons of food to more than 90 local and statewide charities.

Mar 21, 2019, 09:07 AM by Jeannine Otto, AgriNews

Katrina Hall, director of public policy for Indiana Farm Bureau reports on how legislation affecting farms and rural life are progressing through the Indiana General Assembly. Priority legislation that has advanced thus far includes extraterritorial jurisdiction, dark box property taxes, Kankakee River flood prevention, broadband development, school funding and ag facilities funding.

Mar 12, 2019, 12:04 PM by Garrett Kelly, Marketing Team

More than 40 Indiana FFA students participated in Indiana Farm Bureau's first-ever FFA Advocacy Day on March 11. After a briefing on Farm Bureau members' agriculture and rural priorities for this legislative session, students had the opportunity to visit with their legislators at the Statehouse to talk about the personal impact of policy decisions such as rural school funding and ag career and tech education funding. INFB's public policy director Katrina Hall was impressed by the students and the day's activities, and hopes to increase the number of participants next year.

Mar 12, 2019, 08:57 AM by Molly Zentz, APR, Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau recognized six ag volunteer and professional educators for their dedication to ag education: Theresa Gottbrath, Washington County, Volunteer of the Year; Jane Whitsitt, Dubois County, 25-year Agriculture in the Classroom volunteer; teachers Lauren Searcy, Cascade High School and Kelly Shannon, New Market Elementary School, and volunteers, Debbie Trotter and Carol Graves of Clark County, winners of National Agriculture in the Classroom scholarships to attend the national conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. Wabash and Washington County Farm Bureaus also received ag education and promotion development grants to build upon their local initiatives.

Mar 8, 2019, 11:36 AM by Molly Zentz, APR, Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau is celebrating the Agriculture Council of America's (ACA) 16th annual National Ag Day on March 14. INFB's 2nd vice president Isabella Chism is the 2018-19 Ag Day Chair. Chism and INFB president Randy Kron talk about the significance of Ag Day as well as the diversity and importance of farming and agribusiness in Indiana and its impact around the world.

Mar 6, 2019, 14:39 PM by Kathleen M. Dutro, Marketing Team

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Mar 6, 2019, 12:40 PM by Debra DeCourcy, APR, Marketing Team

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Feb 27, 2019, 12:04 PM by Andy Eubank, Hoosier Ag Today

Justin Schneider, INFB's director of state government relations talks about the boost the farm bill gave to Indiana's legislative efforts regarding the production of hemp and the likelihood that industrial hemp will be grown in the state in the near future.

Feb 6, 2019, 15:40 PM by Mallory Meyer, Marketing Team

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