IIB: Study: Growth in Indiana Agbioscience Sector Exceeding Goals
In a recent Inside INdiana Business interview, AgriNovus Indiana President and CEO Mitch Frazier outlined the results of a new study that shows Indiana’s agbioscience economy grew $6 billion from 2018-2021, bringing its direct annual impact to $58 billion. Frazier said the growth is “extraordinary, historic, by definition.” Frazier said the sector saw growth despite […]
New study finds Indiana’s agbioscience economy posted record growth since 2018, now topping $58 billion
INDIANAPOLIS (March 15, 2023) — AgriNovus Indiana, an initiative to grow the state’s agbioscience economy, released new research today that found Indiana’s agbioscience sector directly contributes more than $58 billion to Indiana’s economy – an increase of more than $6 billion since 2018. Conducted by TEConomy Partners, the study entitled Innovative Agbioscience in Indiana: 2022 […]
AgriNovus Indiana names winner of Producer-Led Innovation Challenge, awards $25,000 to advance agtech
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 14, 2022) — AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit coalition focused on growing the agbioscience economy, announced that Aker Technologies from Effingham, Ill. has won the AgriNovus Producer-Led Innovation Challenge, earning the agtech company $25,000 to accelerate development of its software. Presented and defined by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and Indiana Soybean Alliance, the […]
AgriNovus Indiana PODCAST: CICP CEO David L. Johnson reflects on a successful career and an impact on Indiana
Join AgriNovus Indiana CEO Mitch Frazier in this week’s podcast as he sits down with CICP’s CEO David L. Johnson to reflect on Johnson’s decades of service to Indiana as he prepares to retire. The two look back at Johnson’s career path that took him from Harvard to Oxford to Capitol Hill and beyond. Johnson […]
AgriNovus Indiana selects Purdue Dean as Vice Chair, names three new directors
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 29, 2022) — AgriNovus Indiana, a nonprofit coalition focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy, announced today its selection of a new vice chair and the addition of three new directors to its board of directors. The board unanimously approved Dr. Karen Plaut, dean of Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, as its vice chair […]
AgriNovus Indiana announces winner of HungerTech Innovation Challenge
INDIANAPOLIS (July 21, 2022) — AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit focused on growing the agbioscience economy, today announced Bloomington, Ind.-based Civic Champs won its HungerTech Innovation Challenge, scoring the company $25,000 to help advance their tech-enabled food security product. In partnership with Elevance Health, the HungerTech Innovation Challenge sought innovators to develop new technologies and profitable […]
New AgriNovus Indiana study identifies tech, business models as key areas of innovation to improve federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
INDIANAPOLIS (July 14, 2022) — AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy, released a study today identifying the need for technology and new business models to improve the $100+ billion annual federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Authored by national food policy expert and Snee Family Endowed Chair at Baylor University, Dr. […]
AgriNovus Indiana launches HungerTech Innovation Challenge to improve food access
INDIANAPOLIS (May 17, 2022) — AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy, launched a challenge today to inspire innovation that better serves food insecure people participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), an approximately $100 billion federal program through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In partnership with Anthem, the […]
Celebrating National Agriculture Month – Indiana Has Its Ducks in a Row
March is National Agriculture Month and Indiana ranks 10th nationally for total ag production with more than 55,000 farmers operating 14.8 million acres of land in Indiana, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. An article by the Purdue Research Foundation shows Indiana’s impact on ag innovation and how AgriNovus Indiana is leading the way […]
AgriNovus Indiana’s career exploration platform, Field Atlas, announces spring class of student ambassadors
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 25, 2022) – AgriNovus Indiana, a non-profit initiative focused on growing Indiana’s agbioscience economy, announced today its spring 2022 class of Field Atlas ambassadors to spark conversation about the agbiosciences on college and university campuses across the state. Field Atlas ambassadors are college students selected to serve as the on-campus connection between students, […]