Agriculture Economic Development Initiative
Economic development is not only a statewide initiative, but also a local issue. This initiative gives counties and regions the tools to incorporate agriculture into their own economic development plans while fostering non-traditional partnerships. Food, farm, and forestry products contribute more than $25 billion to Indiana’s economy each year. The industry ranks fourth in the state.
Executive Summary
Inventory of Tools
East Central Region
The nine East Central Indiana counties are Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Rush, Union and Wayne. See the link below for the county initiatives.
Southeast Region
The ten Southeast Indiana counties are Bartholomew, Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland. See the link below for the county initiatives.
South Central Region
South Central counties include: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington. See the link below for the South Central Region's county initiatives.
West Central Region
West Central counties include: Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo. See the link below for the West Central Region's county initiatives.
Southwest Central Region
Southwest Central counties include: Brown, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange and Owen. See the link below for the Southwest Central Region's county initiatives.
Southwest Region
Nine counties in southwestern Indiana piloted this initiative: Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick. See the links below for the Southwest Region's nine county and regional initiatives.
Features
- Disaster Relief Information
- Governor Daniels' Property Tax Plan and Agriculture
- 2008 Indiana Farmers’ Market, U-Pick and Agritourism Directory
- Indiana's Vision for Conservation
- Indiana Land Resources Council Model Ordinances
- We All Live Downstream Event Schedule
- Conservation Photo Contest
- 2008 State Fair
