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May 9, 2025, 13:26 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

After 38 years of dedicated service to Indiana Farm Bureau (INFB), Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer Mark Sigler has made plans to retire, effective Sept. 1, 2025. The INFB board of directors voted to appoint Megan Ritter as the next chief operating officer.

Apr 30, 2025, 10:13 AM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau recently awarded five scholarships to incoming or current college students pursuing careers in agriculture.

Apr 28, 2025, 13:41 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

At the conclusion of the 2025 Indiana General Assembly, Indiana Farm Bureau celebrated several legislative successes for Hoosier farmers.

Mar 11, 2025, 10:52 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

The month of March marks National Women’s History Month and celebrates the contribution of women in American history, as well as their ongoing impact on society. This includes recognizing the vital role female leaders play in the agriculture industry and how they are making their own impacts in their communities.

Feb 24, 2025, 10:28 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

The annual Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Conference took place this past weekend in Indianapolis. The conference theme was “innovate and grow” and provided an opportunity for education and networking for INFB members under the age of 40.

Feb 13, 2025, 10:31 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Registration is now open for the Indiana Ag Threats & Security Summit – a new program that addresses threats and security issues related to agriculture – presented by Indiana Farm Bureau in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Indianapolis, Beck’s and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance.

Feb 10, 2025, 09:40 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau Health Plans, a suite of more affordable health care offerings, announced it has nearly 5,000 active plans in place as of January 2025 – a growth of about 14% from January 2024.

Feb 5, 2025, 16:41 PM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Registration is now open for Indiana Farm Bureau’s anhydrous ammonia training programs, in partnership with Keystone Cooperative and sponsored by the INFB Women’s Leadership Committee.

Jan 28, 2025, 16:23 PM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Isabella Chism, Indiana Farm Bureau member from Howard County and former 2nd vice president of INFB, was reelected chair of the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee at AFBF’s 2025 Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

Jan 28, 2025, 16:20 PM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron today was reelected to the American Farm Bureau Federation board of directors at the 2025 AFBF Convention held in San Antonio, Texas. Kron will continue to represent the Midwest region on the board for the next two years.

Jan 27, 2025, 14:29 PM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Winners of the American Farm Bureau Federation Ag Innovation Challenge competition were announced today at AFBF’s Convention closing general session in San Antonio, Texas. Indianapolis-based company, Gripp, is the winner of this year’s competition. The Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge provides opportunities for Farm Bureau members to showcase business innovations being developed for agriculture.

Jan 16, 2025, 09:30 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau welcomed four new district leaders into state leadership roles this year: two new district directors who join the INFB board of directors, Matt Hayden of Lake County and Corina Brant of Tippecanoe County, and two new district education and outreach coordinators, Kathleen Allbaugh of Miami County and Lis McDonnell of Henry County, who will serve on the INFB Women’s Leadership Committee.

Dec 18, 2024, 10:09 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

The Indiana Ag Law Foundation (INAgLaw) hosted a new workshop last month focused on helping families work together to begin the farm transition process. The day-long workshop, which was held at Indiana Farm Bureau headquarters, featured sessions designed to generate thoughts and ideas about farm succession planning. Six multi-generational families attended and worked together with legal experts to further the process of their succession planning.

Dec 16, 2024, 13:06 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

Delegates at the 2024 Indiana Farm Bureau State Convention reelected Randy Kron president of INFB by acclamation. Kron was unopposed in the election that took place at the organization’s annual meeting on Saturday.

Dec 16, 2024, 13:04 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

During a special reception for county leaders at the 2024 Indiana Farm Bureau State Convention, the organization recognized the achievements of county Farm Bureaus in 2024.

Dec 16, 2024, 11:49 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Logan Springstun of Warrick County is the winner of the 2024 Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ag Professionals Discussion Meet. The competition, which was held Dec. 13-14 in French Lick as part of the INFB annual state convention, is one of the four major awards presented to Farm Bureau members aged 35 and younger.

Dec 16, 2024, 11:43 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

The 2025 Indiana Farm Bureau Book of the Year -- Right This Very Minute: A Table-to-Farm Book About Food and Farming, written by Lisl H. Detlefsen with illustrations by Renee Kurilla – educates children where the food they eat daily comes from in an informative and fun way.

Nov 20, 2024, 05:30 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Hoosiers gathering around the table for Thanksgiving dinner will find slight relief when it comes to purchasing ingredients, but the meal still reflects historically high costs. Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving market basket survey shows that Hoosier shoppers can expect to spend approximately 2% less at the grocery store compared to 2023.

Nov 7, 2024, 14:49 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

As results are finalized in the 2024 general election, ag-friendly candidates in Indiana came out as winners. All 78 candidates endorsed by Indiana Farm Bureau ELECT and AgELECT – the organization’s federal and state-level, nonpartisan political action committees (PAC) – have won their races.

Oct 28, 2024, 08:43 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau Health Plans announced it has more than 4,850 enrolled plans at the end of the third quarter, providing health coverage to more than 10,000 Hoosiers.

Oct 17, 2024, 09:48 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau has announced the winners of the 2024 INFB Photo Contest. The contest was open to all INFB members 18 years or older and photos were required to represent agriculture and rural life in Indiana.

Oct 14, 2024, 09:26 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau recently awarded the inaugural Ag Literacy Challenge Grants, providing funding to 10 Indiana FFA Chapters and 4-H clubs for new or enhanced ag literacy programs in their communities.

Oct 14, 2024, 09:21 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released earlier this afternoon by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects record soybean crops for the U.S. and in the Hoosier state at 4.58 billion and 346.8 million bushels, respectively.

Oct 10, 2024, 14:10 PM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau has announced its priorities for the 2025 legislative session. This year, the main priorities focus on protecting Indiana farms and rural communities by digging deep into issues, such as property taxes and water rights, which will have a lasting impact on Hoosier farmers’ ability to farm and protect food security.

Aug 21, 2024, 10:24 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Jayden Simpson of Putnam County, Isaac and Kyla Schroeder of Perry County and Cory and Emily Studebaker of Whitley County are the winners of Indiana Farm Bureau’s top awards for Young Farmers & Ag Professionals -- the Rising Star, the Excellence in Agriculture and the Achievement awards.

Aug 20, 2024, 08:27 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau member delegates gathered at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 17 to determine the policy positions of the organization for 2025.

Aug 12, 2024, 15:55 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau’s Chief Economist Dr. Todd Davis is offering up his insights on the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released earlier this afternoon by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Aug 6, 2024, 10:25 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for its inaugural Ag Literacy Challenge Grant, which provides funding to Indiana FFA chapters or 4-H clubs seeking monetary support for a new or enhanced ag literacy program in their community.

Aug 1, 2024, 10:50 AM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau’s ELECT and AgELECT – the organization’s federal and state-level, nonpartisan political action committees (PAC) – have endorsed 55 candidates for the 2024 general election.

Jul 30, 2024, 10:23 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau, the state’s largest general farming organization, will once again have a presence at the Indiana State Fair, supporting agriculture through sponsored events and programming focused on youth engagement and educating consumers about locally grown foods.

Jul 17, 2024, 09:43 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Registration is open for Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual Drainage School, which promotes an understanding of the laws and regulations impacting drainage decisions in Indiana. The workshop will be presented both virtually and in person at INFB headquarters in Indianapolis. The seminar will take place Wednesday, Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Jul 10, 2024, 09:03 AM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

In the newest episode of The Breakdown with INFB podcast, U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, representing Indiana’s second congressional district, joined Indiana Farm Bureau to talk federal ag policy.

Jun 26, 2024, 08:03 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana shoppers will see slightly lower prices than last year as they prepare for their Fourth of July cookout. Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual summer cookout market basket, featuring some of America’s summertime staples, revealed Hoosiers are paying an average of $68.33 for a cookout feeding 10 people this summer, or $6.83 per person – a 2% decrease compared to last year.

Jun 5, 2024, 15:26 PM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Registration is now open for Indiana Agricultural Law Foundation’s (INAgLaw) 2024 Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm workshop. The annual program is targeted toward family farmers and attorneys and will be held via virtual webcast on Friday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern Time. The webinar is free of charge for all attendees.

May 24, 2024, 14:28 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau is celebrating progress made on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, otherwise known as the farm bill, that passed the U.S. House Agriculture Committee yesterday.

May 23, 2024, 11:16 AM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau signed on to a letter this week to U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson and Ranking Member David Scott, led by the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council, asking for a fix to California’s Proposition 12 to be included in the 2024 farm bill.

May 20, 2024, 08:35 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Health Plans

In the annual Indiana Farm Bureau Health Plans survey, half of new plan holders noted that they joined Indiana Farm Bureau to be eligible for INFB Health Plans, highlighting the need for more affordable and dependable health care in agricultural and rural communities.

May 16, 2024, 09:55 AM by Colleen Settle, INFB Marketing Team

Registration is now open for Indiana Farm Bureau’s inaugural Understanding Agricultural Contracts and Leases workshop. The program will be held virtually on Thursday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time.

May 10, 2024, 15:58 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

Indiana Farm Bureau’s Chief Economist Todd Davis is offering up his insights on the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released May 10.

May 9, 2024, 16:11 PM by Heidi Gant, INFB Marketing Team

Following the May 7 primary election, 19 candidates out the of 21 who were endorsed by Indiana Farm Bureau AgELECT, the organization’s state-level, nonpartisan political action committee, have won their races.