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Farm Income Expected To Spike In Indiana

By Scott Sarvay
September 2, 2010 Updated Sep 2, 2010 at 11:37 AM EST

INDIANA (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Economists say farm income should be 20-percent higher than last year, because the recession pushed down the price it costs to produce crops and prices for crops increased as droughts in other parts of the world reduced yields.

Analysts at Purdue say the windfall could add $508 million to the state's economy.



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