Mid America Economy Continues to Grow

For the fourth straight month, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, advanced above growth neutral and to its highest level since May 2018.

SD Legislators Make Recommendations on Spending Federal Dollars

South Dakota legislators will meet Monday for a special session to decide how to spend the rest of the one point two billion dollars the state got from the federal government

R-CALF Says The United States Should Withdraw From The WTO

A coalition of agricultural groups have written to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer advocating that the U.S. remain in the…

AFBF And NPPC File Court Brief To Strike Proposition 12 As Invalid

The American Farm Bureau and the National Pork Producers Council are seeking to terminate California’s Proposition 12. The groups have…

The US Senate Approves Short Term Funding Bill

The Senate approved a short term continuing resolution Wednesday night to keep the federal government funded into the new fiscal year.

NPPC President Elect Says COVID Aid Measure Including Depopulation Help Is Positive

House Democrats earlier this week came up with another COVID 19 relief plan. Part of the measure calls for amending…

President Trump Still Opposes Mail In Ballots

President Trump continues to criticize the use of mail in ballots, suggesting that if he loses, the election is “rigged.

USDA Surprises Trade With Bullish Quarterly Grain Stocks Report

USDA’s Quarterly Stocks Report offered some bullish changes in old-crop or 2019/20 grain inventory, especially for corn. The agency lowered…

Iowa Pork President Says Border Inspectors Need To Be Properly Funded

At their recent legislative conference held virtually pork producers across the country expressed concern with the need to fund user…

RFA Leader Says Next Generation Bill Good For Higher Ethanol Blends

Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos has introduced the Next Generation Fuels Act of 2020. The measure is intended to remove regulatory…