With agriculture accounting for only 3% of Indiana’s average annual water use, the Indiana Farm Bureau aims to protect the state’s farmers and their rights to water. In the 2025 legislative session, advocating for water quantity policy will be top of mind.
INFB President Randy Kron shares that they want to protect more than just irrigation. Although most may think only farmers with center pivots need protection, Kron says that this topic extends to livestock producers and food processing as well.
“We think irrigation all the time, but you also have to think about livestock facilities,” Kron says. “So, it’s broader than irrigation, and sometimes I think we forget that. Food processors use a lot of water, too, so we want to help protect all of those.”…