USDA Secretary Vilsack Returns Home Following European Tour

U-S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has returned home after visiting with several of his counterparts in Europe.  Vilsack met…

Grassley Likes Under Secretary of Agriculture For Trade And Foreign Agriculture Affairs

Last week, the White House announced the nomination of Alexis Taylor to be the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade…

Minnesota Governor To Visit Storm Damage Areas

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz along with Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen and Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director,…

Crops Begin To Emerge

Delayed planting has meant slow emergence for this year’s row crops.  For many states within the region, corn emergence is…

Weekly Crop Progress Report Shows Planting Is Still Behind Schedule

Although good weather prevailed for most of last week, according to the weekly crop progress report issued by the U-S…

Dairy Industry Wants To Impose A Tariff On Canada

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U-S Dairy Export Council (USDEC) is calling on the U-S government to…

Reynolds To Sign Biofuels Bill

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is scheduled to sign House File 2128, otherwise known as the Biofuels Bill into law today. …

Alfalfa Quality Better Than Expected

It won’t be long before farmers begin cutting their first crop of alfalfa hay.  South Dakota State Agronomist, Sara Bauder…

Farmers Utilizing No-till Conservation During Planting

More and more farmers are utilizing no-till conservation methods when planting their crops.  Mark Kessenich who farms in Sioux and…

Farmers Try To Catch Up With Planting

Farmers took full advantage of the nice weekend weather and were planting both corn and soybeans.  In northwest Iowa, some…