Wolkins says an earlier version of the bill contained confusing language, which prompted dozens of people to testify against it and contact his office.

Bartholomew County may develop a residential property tax deduction to ease tensions between large livestock farms and nearby residents.

Environmental impacts of confined animal feeding operations were discussed at a meeting this week in Columbus, Indiana.

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.