State Issues

2026 Legislative Priorities

Indiana Farm Bureau has outlined its priorities for the 2026 legislative session which are heavily influenced by the current state of the agriculture economy and the urgency to secure a brighter future for Indiana farms and rural communities.

The priorities, which were identified by the INFB board of directors following the August delegate session, are:

Encourage investment in agriculture.

INFB supports policies that improve the economic outlook for farms and help create opportunities for passing the farm onto the next generation.

• Enact lasting farmland property tax relief. With escalating input costs, cash rents, land prices and property taxes, it will be difficult for farmers just to break even as low corn and soybean prices persist.
• Create incentives for rural entrepreneurship and agricultural diversification.

Strengthen rural communities.

• Protect prime agricultural soils and natural resources.
  • Ensure zoning and land use regulations accommodate modern agriculture.
  • Incentivize renewable energy projects to be located on non-productive ground.
• Water policy remains a priority as stakeholders continue reviewing the state’s inventory and begin forming a framework for regulatory use.
• Energy affordability.
  • Urge the state to prioritize the development of small modular nuclear reactors at existing or decommissioned energy producing facilities.
  • Support cost-effective energy generation such as converting existing coal plants to less-expensive natural gas.
• Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones).
  • Implement civil and criminal penalties for nefarious unmanned aircraft system use over agricultural land and facilities.