AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoOutdoor Access & Local Travel: A new roundup spotlights Indiana’s most “outdoorsy” towns, pitching places like Nashville for quick access to Brown County State Park trails and weekend-ready outdoor bases. Agriculture & Food Prices: Egg prices are falling after producers ramped up capacity following last year’s bird-flu-driven crunch, but smaller Indiana-style family operations worry low prices could squeeze them. Workforce & Clean-Energy Tech Jobs: Ivy Tech and Microsoft are teaming up in Valparaiso on a data center academy to train students for local jobs, as Indiana’s AI data center boom keeps pulling in skilled trades. Water & Public Lands Costs: National Park Service fee-free days for Juneteenth and MLK Day are gone for 2026, meaning more Hoosiers may pay to visit places like the Indiana Dunes. Farm Health Watch: Purdue Extension reports first tar spot detection in Indiana this season (Randolph County), urging early scouting and careful field monitoring. Wildlife & Enforcement: Indiana authorities charged a Southern Indiana man with allegedly shooting more than 30 deer from a vehicle, adding to ongoing concerns about illegal wildlife harvest. Community Resilience: Summer Learning Labs returns in Allen County and beyond, expanding a model that pairs math/reading support with enrichment to help students start school stronger.
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