South Dakota Cattlemen Discuss Policy Positions During Recent Annual Meeting

South Dakota cattle producers gathered in Pierre earlier this week for their annual meeting and convention.  Eric Jennings is the…

Iowa Farmland Values Hit All-Time High Despite Concerns About Higher Inflation, and Interest Rates

One year after skyrocketing 29 percent, the average value of an acre of Iowa farmland jumped another 17 percent or…

Weather Stressing Livestock

Just like people, our livestock can get stressed out with all the things going on all around them, including the…

What’s the priorities for 2023?

As we travel around the Mid-west, we keep hearing what Ag Issues and Ag Priorities should be at the top…

All eyes are watching the weather

The Mid-west has been hit by Snow, Ice, Wind and Cold Temperatures.

We could see some growth in Red Meat Exports

We could see some growth opportunities with U.S. Red Meat Products in Africa and other regions; this is based on…

The USDA Represents the Mid-west

Our Mid-west Ag Producers are fortunate by having USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack from the Mid-west according to our USDA Representatives…

Concern Over the Increased Cost of Crop Inputs

While attending the Ag Conventions around the Mid-west, I continue to talk to producers about the increased cost of our…

Talking Soybeans and other farm issues

The Farm Department has been out and about, and while attending the South Dakota Soybean Growers Associations Ag Outlook Conference…

New RFS Numbers Keep Ethanol On The Right Track

The Environmental Protection Agency released the long-awaited Renewable Fuel Standard blending requirements for 2023-2025.  Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says…