Iowa’s Three Republican Congressmen are Head Back to Washington

Iowa’s three Republican congressmen are headed back to Washington. Veteran Steve King easily defeated his Democratic challenger to win an…

Nebraska Governor To Work With Unicameral For Tax Relief

The high rate of property taxes has been a major issue in Nebraska and that played into a bond issue…

Nebraska Farm President Says High Property Taxes Led To Bond Defeat

Voters in 15 Nebraska counties served by Southeast Community College overwhelmingly defeated a $369 million dollar bond issue in Tuesday’s…

Region’s Ag Leaders See Positives With Donald Trump As New President

The election of Republican Donald Trump as the nation’s new President is a positive one for agriculture. That’s according to…

Iowa Senator Outlines Legislative Ag Priorities Following Election

Getting a new farm bill written in 2017 along with preservation of crop insurance and pushing for passage of trade…

Minnesota Farmer Elected Chairman Of U.S. Meat Export Federation

Claremont, Minnesota corn and soybean farmer Bruce Schmoll has been elected chairman of the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Schmoll says…

National Grain And Feed Association Monitoring CFTC Proposal

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has a proposal now under public comment that would expand their access to the computer…

PLC And NCBA Call For End To Pipeline Protests In North Dakota

The Public Lands Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association are not happy with the way the Obama administration has handled…

Farm Group Concerned About New Regulations From Administration

The Obama administration is preparing at least five environmental regulations to issue within the next two months. That’s concerning to…

SD Congresswoman Kristi Noem Wins Re-election Bid

South Dakota republican Congresswoman Kristi Noem was reelected to her fourth term in the House on Tuesday. She defeated democrat Paula Hawks by a 65 to 34 percent margin.