agriculture

Manchester University students are providing a wasp removal service to local residents and making sure the collected wasps go to good use.

Care farms are agricultural places for people with physical or mental health challenges to process their emotions, while performing farming tasks and working with animals. It’s a popular concept in Europe that hasn’t gained as much traction in the United States yet. But a new national network hopes to change that.

According to the latest report from the Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, 2.2 percent of Indiana land is held by foreign entities. That’s about 434,000 acres of land. Nationally, 3.1 percent of all agricultural land is held by foreign entities, with China making up 1 percent of that figure.

Last weekend saw up to two inches of rain fall in Northeast Indiana, and that has agriculture experts feeling better about the crop this season.

Purdue University has kicked off a project to learn how best to diversify crops grown in the U.S. corn belt. The idea is to make farms in states like...

It could get easier for landowners who do climate-friendly practices to get some extra cash under a new state Senate bill. The bill would create a state…

The Purdue Ag Economy Barometer shows farmer sentiment across the country improved in August. The confidence is at the highest level since the pandemic…

Honey beekeepers in the U.S. lost about 22 percent of their colonies this past winter. While that might not sound good, the Bee Informed Partnership says…

A survey of farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after dropping substantially the last two months. Most respondents are still concerned about…

Economists say the coronavirus pandemic has caused some farmers to rethink their planting season. Purdue University agricultural economists updated their…