Show Pride in Your Produce with "Indiana Grown"

In late March, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) announced the new Indiana Grown program. Its goal is to enable consumers to easily identify, find, and buy Indiana-grown products. Through connecting producers - farmers, ranchers, nurseries, etc - processors, wholesalers, retailers and ISDA, Indiana Grown will brand and promote Hoosier produce and production.

If your product was grown in Indiana, your operation could be included in the Indiana Grown Program. If you would like to be a member, ISDA is accepting applications. It's a simple and straightforward app. If it is accepted, you can use the attractive Indiana Grown logo (shown above) for a full year to help promote your products and show your Hoosier pride. According to ISDA, "This program encompasses everything from a big farming operation to a small roadside stand."

The program categories are:

• Produce, Field Crops, Forestry
• Dairy (BOAH permits must be submitted to ISDA)
• Eggs (must submit egg permit license from Purdue University, Indiana Egg Board)
• Livestock & Livestock Products (Processed Meat & Poultry Products, Beef Cattle)
• Fish & Seafood
• Ornamental Horticulture (Greenhouse Nursery, Floriculture & Turf Grass)

You can apply here.

Other news stories on Indiana Grown:
"This Old Farm, Indiana Grown" - video via WishTV
"Indiana Grown program to boost state's farm goods" - via the Indianapolis Star