USDA proposes new voluntary swine slaughter inspection rule
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced it will be proposing to amend current federal meat inspection regulations, which will create a new voluntary inspection system for market hog slaughter facilities.
Indiana's wind farm industry faces uncertain future, after prosperity
With Indiana utilities planning to more than triple their combined current wind energy consumption in the next 20 years, wind power projects may continue to spring up in the state, but not at the pace they had since 2008.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations may take longer than anticipated, as the sixth round of talks concludes and the most contentious issues remain undiscussed.
Perdue strongly hints at work requirements for SNAP users
In a meeting with farmers last week, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue hinted at possible new rules in the 2018 farm bill of work requirements for some of the 45.6 million Americans who use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Ice is continuing to plague waterways, slowing barges
Ice accumulations that plagued much of the Midwest inland waterways system are also wreaking havoc with barge commerce in the eastern United States, with ice jams 20 miles long reported along the Allegheny River near Pittsburgh.
Indiana House votes to pass medical marijuana into study
Legalizing marijuana for medical use in Indiana will not happen this year. State lawmakers will study the matter, though, after the Indiana House on Jan. 25 voted 94-0 to assemble a legislative committee for its review during the summer.
FFA scholarship auction raises more at Fort Wayne Farm Show
Put another mark in the win column for the Indiana FFA, as it raised $3,000 more than last year – ending at just under $21,000 – during the annual auction in conjunction with the Fort Wayne Farm Show on Jan. 16-17.
