A group of Purdue University agricultural professors are visiting Cuba to set the stage for a planned student study-abroad program on the Island nation.

Retired farmer Dick Himsel's Danville property looks like an idyllic Midwestern small farm. Trees line the driveway, leading up to an old-fashioned wooden farmhouse that's surrounded by tall stalks of corn. One thing the property does not have, though, is fresh air.

Residents of Danville, Indiana, along with the Hoosier Environmental Council, filed a nuisance lawsuit Wednesday against a large factory farm. The suit, if successful, could have major consequences for the agriculture industry in the state.

The National Pork Board's first-ever pig farmer of the year is Keith Schoettmer of Tipton, Indiana.

Scientists at Purdue University say they've found a corn disease not previously found in the U.S. in plant samples from a field in north-central Indiana.

The Indiana state departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security and Transportation and the Indiana State Police remind motorists that some farm equipment is so wide that it takes up most of a roadway.

The federal disaster declaration applies directly to 53 counties, and farmers in 35 adjacent counties will also have access to emergency, low-interest loans.

Indiana farmers interested in industrial hemp's economic potential can learn about the best production practices for that still-illegal crop at an upcoming Purdue Extension event.

Purdue University agricultural experts say drenched plants are in desperate need a stretch of dry weather to allow roots to regenerate.

A contract with grocery store Kroger is the reason behind Ohio-based Sustainable Local Foods expanding into Indiana.