The Protecting America's Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2023 was introduced with bipartisan support last week in the U.S. Senate. The bill would prevent people associated with the governments of America’s foreign adversaries from buying U.S. farmland....
Last week, Mexican officials issued a decree calling for a ban on imports of some biotech corn used for certain purposes. That ban began last Friday. “It is perplexing why the President of Mexico has taken his people in that direction for so long,” says Ted...
Over the past several months, Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch has been holding agriculture roundtables around the state to hear from farmers and agribusiness owners. She recently concluded that ag roundtable tour in Crawfordsville. The discussions have ranged...
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and attorneys general from 23 other states have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) revised Waters of the U.S. Rule, or “WOTUS” for short. The group says the revised WOTUS rule, which took effect...
As your Indiana lawmakers are putting together the state’s budget for the next two years, several ag groups, including Indiana Farm Bureau, are pushing for additional funding for the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue University. “Indiana is so rich in...
In a conversation Friday morning with Hoosier Ag Today, Indiana Farm Bureau director of state government relations Jeff Cummins relayed the latest information on Senate Bill 451 and other bills important to Farm Bureau members. In the interview below, hear Cummins...
Indiana corn and soybean farmers had the opportunity to meet with legislators Wednesday at the Statehouse, and bacon is what brought everyone together. “A lot of people think because you represent a non-rural area, like Indianapolis, that we don't have an interest...
As your state lawmakers put together a budget to cover the next two years, the Agribusiness Council of Indiana is among the groups pushing for more funding for some of Indiana’s ag agencies. “We want to make sure we have the best interests of agriculture at heart,”...
One of the major challenges that the world will face over the next 30 years is producing enough food to feed the rapidly growing population. That’s why one former U.S. ambassador, who is also an Indiana farmer, says changes need to happen now to help reach that...
Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN 4th District) has been named Chair of the House Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology as part of his role as one of the top Republican members of the House Committee on Agriculture. The subcommittee’s jurisdiction...
It’s still relatively early in the Indiana legislative session, but Indiana Farm Bureau is already calling on its grass roots membership to help stop a bill that could impact your property rights. Jeff Cummins, associate director of policy engagement for INFB, says...
