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Nov 6, 2018, 09:11 AM
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Morning Ag Clips
Two Indiana Farm Bureaus - Benton County and Wayne County - were just honored with national Farm Bureau awards for their novel farm to fork dinners. Benton County's dinner involved (and benefited) the entire community through its support of a local food and service co-op in the historic Fowler Theater. Wayne County invited a wide-range of community influencers to its dinner that featured an open forum where guests could talk to local farmers about how they raise and grow their food. The American Farm Bureau Federation's Community Activities of Excellence (CAE) program annually recognizes unique, volunteer-driven programming at the local level.
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Nov 2, 2018, 13:48 PM
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Molly Zentz, Marketing Team
Two Indiana county Farm Bureaus were chosen to receive 2018 County Activities of Excellence (CAE) Awards from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Both were honored for their unique community-based farm-to-fork events.
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Oct 23, 2018, 16:17 PM
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Jeannine Otto AgriNews Publications
Top of mind for Indiana Farm Bureau members when deciding how to cast their votes for state legislators will be rural broadband and rural development, as well as pocket book issues. INFB's director of policy Katrina Hall speaks to each issue and its impact on Hoosier farmers and the farm economy.
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Oct 23, 2018, 16:09 PM
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Jeannine Otto AgriNews Publications
Trade will be on the minds of many Indiana Farm Bureau farm families as they go to the polls on Nov. 6. According to Katrina Hall , INFB's director of public policy, while the organization's members have been patient, they are eager to see more progress in trade discussions.
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Oct 22, 2018, 17:06 PM
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Kathleen M. Dutro, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 17:03 PM
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Garrett Kelly, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 16:45 PM
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Kathleen M. Dutro, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 16:12 PM
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Kathleen M. Dutro, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 16:06 PM
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Mallory Meyer, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 15:59 PM
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Kathleen M. Dutro, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 15:59 PM
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Morning Ag Clips
ELECT and AgELECT, INFB's nonpartisan political action committees, announced ag-friendly candidate endorsements for the Nov. 6 general election. Ninety one candidates for the Indiana House, Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives were endorsed by the PACs
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Oct 22, 2018, 15:51 PM
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Kathleen M. Dutro, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 14:24 PM
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Garrett Kelly, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 12:58 PM
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Ann A. Gregson, Marketing Team
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Oct 22, 2018, 11:59 AM
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Ann Gregson, Marketing Team; Madison Riggle and Karley Hockemeyer, Huntington University Collegiate Farm Bureau
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Oct 22, 2018, 09:03 AM
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Garrett Kelly, Marketing Team
Indiana Farm Bureau has released the names of the 91 candidates endorsed in the Nov. 6, 2018, general election by its nonpartisan political action committees - ELECT and AgELECT. INFB's director of policy Katrina Hall also explains the organization's process for endorsing ag- and rural-friendly candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, the Indiana Senate and the Indiana House.
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Oct 19, 2018, 15:24 PM
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Ed Semmler, South Bend Tribune
Ashley's Pumpkin Farm in St. Joseph County is just one of the many Farm Bureau member-owned agritourism sites that have seen a healthy pumpkin crop, and as a result, a healthy number of families flocking to their fall attractions.
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Oct 19, 2018, 11:09 AM
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Amie Simpson, Brownfield
Lana Wallpe, grain farmer and Benton County Farm Bureau president, and Justin Schneider, INFB state government relations director, talk about the economic impact of broadband on farmers and rural communities.
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Oct 4, 2018, 15:04 PM
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Molly Zentz, Marketing Team
In the first of series, Indiana Prairie Farmer profiles women involved in diverse areas of agriculture. First up is Jennifer Clouse Swope, who works at LG Seeds, as well as on her family's Bartholomew County farm.
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Oct 3, 2018, 09:09 AM
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Eric Pfeiffer, Hoosier Ag Today
INFB President Randy Kron encourages members to attend the organization's state convention on Dec. 6-8 at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne. The annual event offers training, networking, socializing and other opportunities. Keynote speakers include Col. Danny McKnight, U.S. Army, retired, whose story was told in Black Hawk Down, and Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity.
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