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  • IN Farm Bureau opening doors for its members in DC

    Jun 23, 2019, 09:18 AM by Andy Eubank, Hoosier Ag Today
    Indiana Farm Bureau county leaders Nicole Branham, Virgil Bremer, Beth Gormong and Craig Wood talk with Andy Eubank of Hoosier Ag Today on a special Newsmakers podcast about their experiences and takeaways from INFB's June Leader Trip to D.C.
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  • Amid rainy spring, farmers adapt

    Jun 20, 2019, 15:57 PM by Larry Clemens, The Nature Conservancy and Randy Kron, INFB
    INFB president Randy Kron and Indiana state director of The Nature Conservancy Larry go behind the current soggy scene facing Indiana farmers to outline the organizations' ongoing efforts to help farmers take advantage of conservation opportunities.
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  • Today’s Indiana Farm Bureau consists of people in action

    Jun 20, 2019, 15:32 PM by Tom J. Bechman, Indiana Prairie Farmer
    After 100 years, Indiana Farm Bureau still depends on strong leadership and a dedicated staff to keep information flowing from county Farm Bureaus to the state organization and vice versa. Meet the current INFB leadership and field staff who help make that happen.
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  • Wet spring impacts Hoosier farmers, small businesses

    Jun 15, 2019, 11:50 AM by Alex Weliever, HJ Intern
    As a seed farmer and president of the White County Farm Bureau, Jeff Demerly knows full well the impact that heavy rains have had on Indiana corn growers. Still he's hopeful that even though planting season has been challenging, the growing season will help turn things around.
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  • Culp appointed to Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade

    Jun 12, 2019, 11:00 AM by Amie Simpson, Brownfield Ag News
    Kendell Culp, vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau, is looking forward to representing farmers during his four-year term on the agricultural technical advisory committee for trade in grains, feed, oilseeds, and planting seeds. Culp was one of the 140 private-sector members appointed to one of the six Agricultural Technical Committees for Trade and the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade. The committees are managed by both the USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
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  • Farmers still have hope

    Jun 7, 2019, 10:23 AM by Amy Smelser, Chonicle-Tribune
    As INFB president Randy Kron delves into the grim immediate and long-term impact of persistent rains on Indiana farmers and rural communities, he notes the characteristic optimism he and other farmers possess.
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  • Mexico trade tariffs could harm Hoosier businesses and consumers

    Jun 4, 2019, 16:52 PM by Abraham Hunt, The StatehouseFile.com
    Bob White, director of national government relations at Indiana Farm Bureau, weighs in on the potential consequences of a trade war with Mexico, Indiana’s second largest trade partner. These include increased costs for Hoosier consumers and farmers, damaged soybean and corn relationships, as well as jeopardizing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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  • Wet weather causes planting delays for Southern Indiana farmers

    Jun 4, 2019, 16:43 PM by Brook McAfee, News and Tribune
    Indiana Farm Bureau members Adam Allgeier and Terry Vissing of Clark County share the unprecedented challenges they are facing this much delayed planting season. Molly Zentz, INFB senior public relations manager highlights weather-related options available to farmers including filing claims with their insurance companies and assistance from the USDA's Market Facilitation Program.
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  • Here's how the U.S.-China trade war affects Indiana

    May 15, 2019, 10:13 AM by Alexandra Burris, Indy Star
    Indiana's agriculture community is feeling the impact of the administration's imposition of tariffs on China, one of the state's biggest export markets. Bob White, Indiana Farm Bureau's director of national government relations believes the damage is long-term with the possibility that the markets - particularly soybean - never come back.
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  • Ind. Farm Bureau pleased with legislative session

    Apr 30, 2019, 11:26 AM by Diego Flammini, Farms.com
    Indiana Farm Bureau's director of state government relations Justin Schneider shares how a few of INFB's legislative priorities progressed during the 2019, including extraterritorial jurisdiction, rural broadband connectivity and hemp production.
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  • Indiana Farm Bureau highlights legislative successes

    Apr 30, 2019, 10:45 AM by Greensburg Daily News
    Indiana Farm Bureau public policy staff, Katrina Hall and Justin Schneider, review the 2019 legislative session and highlight the positive outcomes for agriculture and rural communities.
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  • USMCA before China? Not necessarily

    Apr 26, 2019, 16:14 PM by Eric Pfieffer, Hoosier Ag Today
    Bob White, INFB's director for national government relations, would like to see trade with China reopened and the USMCA trade agreements ratified in 2019.
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  • Indiana Right to Farm Law passes Hendricks County test

    Apr 25, 2019, 13:19 PM by Andy Eubank, Hooiser Ag Today
    John Shoup, director of the Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation, and Randy Kron, president of Indiana Farm Bureau, talk about the recent Indiana State Court of Appeals ruling in a Hendricks County case that tested Indiana's right to farm law. Shoup and Kron provide background on the case, the law and the Indiana Ag Law Foundation.
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  • Census of agriculture highlights continued trends in Indiana

    Apr 17, 2019, 09:05 AM by Amie Simpson, Brownfield Ag News
    Indiana Farm Bureau's director of national government relations Bob White talks about some of the continuing and newer trends revealed in the 2017 Census of Ag. For Indiana, these included the number of farms, the number of family farms and the number of women and younger people getting into farming.
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  • Salmonella not linked to Indiana-grown melons

    Apr 16, 2019, 11:03 AM by Morning Ag Clips
    No Indiana-grown products are part of the current salmonella breakout traced to pre-cut melons. The 2019 planting season for Indiana melon farmers has yet to begin. It is recommended that consumers check the FDA website for a list of affected products before they buy or use melons.
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  • Planting season means slow-moving farm vehicles on rural Indiana roads

    Apr 16, 2019, 09:59 AM by Alanna Martella, RTV6
    As planting season approaches, INFB member Jennifer Campbell shares the farmer's perspective on rural road safety - literally and figuratively - with RTV6 reporter Alanna Martella.
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  • Vice President Mike Pence talks trade policy at Indiana farm

    Apr 9, 2019, 14:37 PM by Rafael Sánchez
    Vice President Mike Pence made a special trip home to Indiana to talk to farmers about the U.S. and Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement and its potential to open up new markets for Hoosier farm products.
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  • Pence visits Indiana and talks trade with Hoosier farmers

    Apr 9, 2019, 10:15 AM by Samantha Horton, Indiana Public Media
    Indiana Farm Bureau members David Hardin and Andy Fix were among the more than two dozen farmers who participated in trade policy conversations with Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to Lamb Farms in Lebanon.
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  • Indiana Farm Bureau donates 50 tons of food for 100th anniversary

    Mar 27, 2019, 09:18 AM by Hoosier Ag Today
    One of the ways Indiana Farm Bureau is celebrating its 100th anniversary is through a statewide charitable giving campaign, "100 Pound for 100 Years," challenging each county Farm Bureau to collect at least 100 pounds of food for Hoosiers in need. The final results totaled 50 tons (100,000 pounds) of food donated to more than 90 charitable organizations.
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  • Local farmers would feel Trump budget cuts in crop insurance

    Mar 27, 2019, 08:56 AM by Brock Turner, WBOI
    Bob White, director of national government relations for Indiana Farm Bureau, weighs in on the 15 percent cut in funding for the USDA recommended in President Trump's new budget proposal. In all likelihood the cuts will affect federal crop insurance program and the majority of Hoosier farmers who use it.
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