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Feenstra Votes To Override WOTUS Veto

Iowa’s 4th District Congressman Republican Randy Feenstra voted to override President Biden’s veto on the Waters of the United States,…

Grassley Urges President Biden to Approve E-15 for This Summer

It was one year ago at this time when President Biden visited Iowa at an ethanol plant to announce E-15…

Senators Write Letter to President Biden About RFS

15 U-S Senators, including Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Iowa Republicans Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley recently have written a…

Farmers Get Started with Field Work

Farmers across the region have started their field work.  According to the USDA latest weekly crop progress report, as of…

Iowa Cattle Producer Visits Viet Nam and Philippines on Trade Tour

An Iowa cattle producer recently visited the nations of Viet Nam and Philippines as part of an Iowa trade mission…

Lamb Consumption

Since Easter and Passover were recently celebrated, people’s thoughts this time of year turn to lamb.  Domestic lamb consumption usually…

Feenstra Wants to Double the Funding For Agriculture Research

Funding for agricultural research has tapered off in recent years, and one area congressman would like to reverse the trend…

Feenstra Comments On WOTUS Ruling

Last week, a North Dakota federal district judge placed an injunction on the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations on the Waters…

South Dakota Farmers Fly-In to Washington

A small group of South Dakota family farmers and ranchers traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with policy…

Sealing Off Intelligence Leaks

National intelligence officials briefed Members of Congress this week on the leak of highly classified defense documents and the possible…

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