An agriculture technology company coming to Indiana aims to develop a new market for farm waste. The business plans to break ground this summer on its first U.S. location.

The venture called Cormo USA Inc. plans to invest about $29.5 million to establish its first U.S. production plant in Rushville, Indiana.

After months of deliberating, lawmakers took the final step in bringing the hemp market to Indiana and are now sending it to the governor for final approval.

The system is in place at the Center for Culinary Excellence, where all the catering work at Notre Dame is done, plus two dining halls.

The Indiana Department of Agriculture says Hoosiers should exercise caution and patience in rural areas during the next two months.

The motorcade rolled into west central Indiana Wednesday to talk with farmers, industry leaders and lawmakers.

Senators had removed farmers from the committee, but the House version of the bill includes them, as well as an elected sheriff and a member of the Midwest Hemp Council.

More than 25 farmers representing a variety of commodities including corn, soybeans and livestock gathered at Lamb Farms in Lebanon to meet with Vice President Mike Pence.

The bill would direct the Indiana Department of Agriculture to create a program that would let farmers preserve their agricultural land and keep it from being developed.