A bill by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) to prevent an estimated $57 million property tax increase on Indiana farmers is headed to the governor’s desk after being approved 97-0 by the Indiana House of Representatives. According to Leising, new soil productivity factors used for farmland assessment in Indiana could cause a 25 percent average …read more.

This year’s drought has caused central and southern Indiana aquifers to go completely dry which has resulted in the question of how abundant groundwater availability in northern Indiana can help those toward the south. This may become an issue in the state legislature and people need to be aware of it, according to the Warsaw-Kosciusko …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An updated federal report shows that Indiana’s drought continues to worsen with nearly one-fifth of the state now in the grips of an “exceptional” drought. Thursday’s updated U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that despite rainfall in the past week about 19 percent of Indiana is experiencing an exceptional drought, which is the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The parched conditions are worsening for much of Indiana, with a new report listing the state’s southwestern corner in extreme drought and nearly 80 percent of the state in at least moderate drought. The new U.S. Drought Monitor map, released this morning, shows counties in the Evansville area with the driest conditions …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s drought is intensifying after weeks of scant rainfall that have left cropland parched, raised the risk of wildfires and sent homeowners scrambling to water lawns fading from green to brown. The federal government’s U.S. Drought Monitor map updated Thursday shows nearly 90 percent of Indiana is now abnormally dry. A moderate …read more.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The new U.S. Drought Monitor map shows half of Indiana has abnormally dry conditions and 15 percent of the state is in a moderate drought. The National Weather Service says rain in the next several days might not provide significant relief. The map released Thursday shows parts of 11 counties …read more.