Updating Insurance Programs

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) is focusing on improving Insurance Coverage for Specialty Crops.

It’s a Wrap with their Spring Conference

The U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Annual Spring Conference wrapped up on Friday with the majority of the talks centered around…

Agri Tourism Meeting held

Yankton Thrive hosted a meeting on Agri Tourism with Panel members talking about how Agri Tourism is working for them.…

New Bio Defense Facility

The USDA participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony in Manhattan, Kansas for the New National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.

Wheat Crop Abandonment

The nations Winter Wheat Crop is expected to reach its highest abandonment rate in over a century.

Watching our Topsoil Moisture Levels

Dryness in several states is behind in topsoil moisture levels despite the fact some areas received some much-needed rain, but…

The U.S. Ag Census is important

The U.S. Ag Census Surveys are still being accepted by the USDA to give Ag Producers time to participate in…

GMO Talks between the U.S. and Mexico

One of the guest speakers at the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Annual Spring Conference in Minneapolis yesterday was Kenneth Smith,…

Iowa Department of Agriculture Offers Cost Share Funds for Water Quality

Improving water quality remains a goal of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and as an incentive to…

Try to get more Conservation Experts

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is working hard to obtain enough technical conservation experts on board to work with…