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Mar 17, 2021
Mar 17, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS Indiana Grown has awarded five organizations with a Food Council Development Grant. A food council is a community-based coalition created to build a stronger food system. Much of the work done by these regional organizations aligns with Indiana Grown’s mission and benefits farmers and producers statewide.
“The awards announced today will help with the future success of food councils and the work they do for their communities,” Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch said. “The Indiana Grown program has come so far in five years and its ability and willingness to give back to Hoosier communities speaks volumes. I cannot wait to see the tremendous impact made by these food councils.”
Indiana Grown, which promotes Hoosier farmers and the food products they produce, is now offering a grant program to help develop food councils across the state. The Indiana State Department of Agric
The Purdue Women in Agriculture team has several upcoming webinars for your benefit that are free of charge. The first is next Wednesday, January 13th, from 12:30-1:30pm EST and features Heather Tallman, program director for Indiana Grown. The webinar is titled, “The In’s & Out’s of the Indiana Grown Program”. You can register for the event
The second free webinar is Wednesday, Jan. 20th, at 12:30pm titled “First Steps in Succession Planning”. The Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team will share tips and first steps for transferring management and ownership to the next generation in this webinar.
“Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs) Uses for Your Farm” will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 12:30pm. Purdue Ag & Natural Resources Extension Educators, Crystal Van Pelt and Bill Horan, will share basic tips for utilizing UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) in your farming operations.
On Monday, Indiana Grown launched the Shop Indiana Grown online marketplace. The free service will be offered to all qualifying Indiana Grown members providing them with an additional sales outlet during a time when online retail is critical to the success of many farms and businesses in our state and nationwide.
Indiana Grown is housed within the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and offers free resources to farms and businesses who grow, raise, produce or process an agriculture product in the state of Indiana. Members range from traditional row crop farmers to wineries to artisans to value-added food producers.