A bill being introduced in the U.S. Senate would extend USDA programs such as farm loans and conservation incentives to farmers in cities and towns.

The number of people in Indiana reporting low food security is 14.8%.

Despite Indiana's opioid crisis and reported need for such programs, many of the USDA's plans won't come to the state in the near future, in part because of a technicality about how Indiana manages homes owned by the USDA.

As of this week, the UDSA says 53 percent of Indiana corn is in good condition, with 20 percent considered excellent -- both slightly above the 2015 national average.

The allegations include repeated failures to provide adequate veterinary care to animals and to handle animals carefully, as well as physical abuse.

The proposed changes aim to make sure certified organic cows, chickens, pigs and other animals are raised and killed more humanely.

Summer Food Service Programs are running across Indiana to help children who need healthy food when school's out but many low-income Hoosier children are unable to connect with the meals.

The program provides free, nutritious meals to children in low-income areas in Indiana during the summer months.

Indiana's soybeans are only 15 percent planted as of this week, less than half their normal progress despite a recent surge in prices.

The Honey Bee Colony Loss Survey reports this year's first quarter loss is 12-percent, compared to 22-percent last year.