Indiana has an official state bird, flower, tree, stone, song, poem, insect and rifle — and soon, an official state snack.
Legislators have sent Governor Holcomb a bill to make Indiana-grown popcorn the official state snack.
Brookston Representative Don Lehe says it’s not just a feel-good bill, but a way to raise the profile of a major Indiana crop.
Popcorn accounts for 80-thousand acres of Hoosier farmland, about one-eighth of Indiana’s total corn acreage.
Lehe notes the state consistently ranks either first or second in popcorn production.
