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Nov 21, 2016, 07:43 AM by Public Relations Team

Commercial and private growers can learn more about production practices, pest and disease control, agritourism, food safety and other topics at the annual Indiana Horticultural Congress and Trade Show.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:41 AM by AFBF Communications Department

The American Farm Bureau Federation has joined a coalition of small business groups urging Congress to provide relief to rural communities when it comes to health insurance.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:40 AM by Purdue Ag Communication Service

A global ban on genetically modified crops would raise food prices and add the equivalent of nearly a billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, a study by researchers from Purdue University shows.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:39 AM by AFBF Communications Department

The farm bill authorizes several USDA programs that create export opportunities and generate demand for U.S. agricultural products and commodities in foreign markets.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:37 AM by Brittany Gonzalez

It takes a minimum of 218 votes for a bill to pass the U.S. House of Representatives, and an analysis of the nation’s major crop-growing regions demonstrates that compiling those votes requires compromise among the various commodity interests.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:36 AM by Kathleen M. Dutro, INFB Marketing Team

Food assistance has been connected to farm policy since the very first farm bill passed in 1933. The Agriculture & Consumer Protection Act of was the first time food assistance was included in the farm bill.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:35 AM by AFBF Communications Department

The 2014 farm bill repealed a number of existing dairy safety net programs and replaced them with two new programs: Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers and a Dairy Product Donation Program.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:34 AM by Jay A. Wood, INFB Marketing Team

Crop insurance is an absolutely critical title in the farm bill because it is one of the most heavily used programs.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:32 AM by Kathleen M. Dutro, INFB Marketing Team

There’s a regular alphabet soup of conservation programs in the farm bill – CRP, EQIP, CSP, ACEP, WHIP, and on and on and on.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:31 AM by Kathleen M. Dutro, INFB Marketing Team

The two primary revenue programs included in the 2014 farm bill are the Agriculture Risk Coverage (or ARC) program and the Price Loss Coverage (or PLC) program.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:30 AM by Randy Kron, President Indiana Farm Bureau

Seldom does a day go by that I don’t think about how different the farm economy is today than it was when the 2014 farm bill was written. Indications from Purdue tell us that the next four to five years will continue to be difficult and lean. Our industry is at a serious crossroads, which requires us to look at the farm bill through a much different lens than we did four years ago.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:30 AM by Kathleen M. Dutro, INFB Marketing Team

Each year, county Farm Bureaus are asked to meet the organization’s goals for the year, and those that are successful are recognized at the Indiana Farm Bureau convention.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:28 AM by Mindy Reef, INFB Marketing Team

Farm advocate Trent Loos and YouTube sensations the Peterson Farm Brothers will entertain and engage members during Indiana Farm Bureau’s state convention, Dec. 8-10 at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:25 AM by Mindy Reef, INFB Marketing Team

The county fair season is still months away, but now is a good time to think about what you want to accomplish during your county fair.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:22 AM by Public Relations Team

Nov 21, 2016, 07:21 AM by Jay A. Wood, Public Relations Team

In 2002, the phrase “Can you hear me now?” became part of the American lexicon as one of the major wireless network providers launched a humorous ad campaign featuring a man on his cell phone, constantly asking if the person on the other line could hear him.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:20 AM by AFBF Communications Department

Peyton and Archie Manning will keynote the 2017 AFBF Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show closing general session on Monday, Jan. 9 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Nov 21, 2016, 07:16 AM by Jay A. Wood, INFB Marketing Team

Over 2.5 million ballots were cast in Indiana this fall.

Nov 17, 2016, 15:31 PM by Mindy Reef

Nov 17, 2016, 13:39 PM by Jonathan Korty

Hoosiers will pay significantly less for their Thanksgiving meal this year, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving market basket survey.