New South Dakota FFA Officers Look To Year Ahead

The South Dakota FFA Convention has now concluded with a new state officer team elected.  Jacob Olson of Northwest is…

Congressman Feenstra Questions Meat Packers During House Ag Hearing

Iowa 4th District Congressman Randy Feenstra spoke at the U-S House Agriculture Committee hearing Wednesday morning about the importance of…

Bird Flu Cases Decline In Iowa

The number of positive cases of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or commonly called the “bird flu” is declining in…

Iowa Legislature Passes Bio-fuels Bill

The Iowa legislature passed a bio-fuels bill on Tuesday allowing for an incentive for fuel distributors to add pumps that…

USDA Declares Ten Nebraska Counties As Disaster Areas

The U-S Department of Agriculture announced ten Nebraska counties have been designated as a disaster area, due to the on-going…

Cool Soil Temperatures Result In Delayed Planting

The calendar may indicate it is time to plant this year’s row crops. However, with soil temperatures still below 50…

Slow Planting

Cool temperatures and dry conditions are having many farmers wait for a few extra days before they start with this…

Senate Agriculture Committee Hears Testimony On Cattle Marketing

The U-S Senate Agriculture Committee listened to testimony Tuesday regarding cattle marketing and price discovery as the committee holds a…

Farmers Assist With Wildfires

When wildfires race across a field with strong winds of at least 45 mph, or higher, destroying everything in its…

Minnesota Officials Say Bird Flu Is On The Decline

High Pathogenic Avian Influenza may finally be slowing down in Minnesota.  Minnesota Board of Animal Health Senior Veterinarian Brian Hoeffs…