Fair Oaks Farms in northwest Indiana is under investigation after an online video showed animals being abused.

The planting delays mean some farmers are now weighing their options, including whether or not to plant corn, which takes longer to mature than soybeans.

Between the two Midwestern states, hundreds of permits have been issued to plant thousands of acres of hemp.

Of the 450 farmers surveyed around the state 72% said the effects of U.S. trade policies were putting their farm operations at risk.

The ongoing trade war with China is worrying many farmers. Theyre also making less money off their crops. And recent rainy weather is delaying some planting.

U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics show just 3% of this year's expected corn crop was planted as of early May, which is far below the five-year average of 35%.

A report released this week says Indiana and the rest of the world are going to have to make transformative changes to avoid losing more than 1 million species of plants and animals.

The carbon dioxide storage is part of a $450 million plan to build an anhydrous ammonia fertilizer plant near Terre Haute.

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.