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Apr 17, 2020, 10:21 AM
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Eric Pfeiffer, Hoosier Ag Today
Randy Kron, INFB president, spoke with Hoosier Ag Today about the nation's food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kron said farmers will still be putting a crop in the ground this planting season.
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Apr 17, 2020, 10:16 AM
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Eric Pfeiffer, Hoosier Ag Today
Eric Pfeiffer, Hoosier Ag Today reporter, spoke with Bob White, INFB's director of national government relations, about the U.S. Small Business Administration loans available through the CARES Act.
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Apr 7, 2020, 15:21 PM
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Hoosier Ag Today
Indiana Farm Bureau will host three educator workshops this June for Agriculture in the Classroom volunteers and any interested teachers. Ag in the Classroom is a program led by INFB which helps bring agriculture education into Indiana’s schools.
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Apr 1, 2020, 10:42 AM
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Eric Pfeiffer, Hoosier Ag Today
Charlie Houin, Marshall County Farm Bureau president, spoke with Hoosier Ag Today about the 2020 planting season. Houin explains how he's prepared and what he's expecting this year.
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Mar 31, 2020, 08:32 AM
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Hoosier Ag Today
In response to the economic strain caused by COVID-19, Indiana Farm Bureau has donated $5,000 to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Inc. to help provide food to those affected by this pandemic.
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Mar 30, 2020, 11:40 AM
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Tom Bechman, Indiana Prairie Farmer
Indiana Prairie Farmer covered the INFB health care initiative including why a legislative fix was needed, what comes next and other details.
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Mar 30, 2020, 10:13 AM
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Alexandria Burris and Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star
INFB President Randy Kron spoke with the Indy Star about the federal stimulus package crafted in response to COVID-19 that passed on March 27. Kron spoke to the agricultural component of the stimulus package.
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Mar 27, 2020, 08:33 AM
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Amie Simpson, Brownfield Ag News
INFB members are doing their part to help their communities during the coronavirus pandemic. Members are donating food, sewing masks for hospitals and more.
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Mar 24, 2020, 14:20 PM
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Brock Turner, Indiana Public Media
Bob White, INFB's director of national government relations, spoke with Indiana Public Media about America's food supply as the nation is experiencing increased business at grocery stores related to the COVID-19 situation.
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Mar 23, 2020, 11:13 AM
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Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette
Niki Kelly, reporter with The Journal Gazette, spoke with INFB President Randy Kron about INFB's health care initiative. Learn about the initiative and next steps.
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Mar 23, 2020, 10:14 AM
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Hoosier Ag Today
INFB has launched a new mobile app that will allow members to access membership information, event information and member benefits. The app is available for iOS and Android.
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Mar 17, 2020, 13:05 PM
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James Henry, AgriNews
AgriNews coverage of INFB's health care legislative priority, which passed the Indiana General Assembly on March 12. INFB President Randy Kron comments on the process and what's to come.
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Mar 16, 2020, 12:25 PM
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Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business
John Shoup, director of the Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation, spoke with Inside INdiana Business about INFB's newest member benefit. INFB has partnered with Great Lakes Ag Labor Services, LLC (GLALS) to offer its members assistance in navigating the H-2A program.
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Mar 16, 2020, 12:10 PM
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Hoosier Ag Today
Indiana Farm Bureau has partnered with Great Lakes Ag Labor Services, LLC (GLALS) to offer its members assistance in navigating the H-2A program, which allows U.S. agricultural employers in need of seasonable labor to petition for nonimmigrant, foreign workers.
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Mar 12, 2020, 14:55 PM
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Hoosier Ag Today
Hoosier Ag Today's coverage of INFB's health care priority, Senate Bill 184. The bill passed the Indiana General Assembly on March 11, and now awaits the governor's signature.
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Mar 4, 2020, 09:41 AM
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Eric Pfeiffer, Hoosier Ag Today
Following the 93-2 vote in the Indiana House on March 3, INFB President Randy Kron spoke with Hoosier Ag Today about the organization's health care priority legislation. Kron thanked INFB members for their efforts to help move SB 184 through the legislature.
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Feb 27, 2020, 08:53 AM
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Jim Henry, AgriNews
During INFB's Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Conference, a panel of ag sales professionals provided tips and answered questions about their line of work.
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Feb 27, 2020, 08:44 AM
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Hoosier Ag Today
On Feb. 26, the House Committee on Insurance passed INFB's health care priority bill, Senate Bill 184, by a vote of 13-0. The next step for the bill is a vote before the full House.
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Feb 17, 2020, 10:19 AM
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James Henry, AgriNews
INFB President Randy Kron spoke with AgriNews about INFB's health care initiative. Kron discussed the need for a viable health care option for INFB members and spoke about the bill's progress so far.
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Feb 17, 2020, 10:15 AM
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Amie Simpson, Brownfield Ag News
Deidra Gottbrath, INFB Young Farmers & Ag Professionals chair, recently spoke with Brownfield about INFB's health care priority during the 2020 YF&AP Conference.
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