Waterways Council Likes Infrastructure Bill, Vote Could Happen This Week

Congress could vote on an Infrastructure package sometime this week. The measure came close to coming up for a vote…

Biofuels Groups Pleased With Renewable Energy Support In Budget Bill

Members of the biofuels industry are pleased with the provision in the Build Back Better Act Budget Bill that calls…

NFU Backs National Food Security Act Legislation

The National Farmers Union is supporting the National Security Act legislation that has just been introduced. Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley…

National FFA Convention Returns To Indy

More than 55,000 FFA members from across the nation are in Indianapolis this week for the 94th National FFA Convention…

This Years Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner Likely To Cost More

The cost of a Thanksgiving Dinner in 2020 was the lowest it had been since 2010. That cost however is…

NCBA Voices Concerns With Tighter Proposed ESA Regulations

The Biden administration and the Fish And Wildlife Service are working to tighten Endangered Species Act regulations and remove the…

CFRA Likes Build Back Better Act Framework, Says It’s Good For Rural America

The White House has released the framework of its Build Back Better Act Budget legislation. The framework says the bill…

UNL Extension Ag Economist Says PPP Helpful Getting Needed Cash To Producers

Information from the USDA’s Economic Research Service shows 65 percent of paycheck protection loans to help agriculture during the pandemic…

ACE Pleased Northern Plains Congressmen Ask for Biofuels Meeting WIth The President

A group of Farm State Midwest Congress people this week requested a meeting with President Joe Biden to talk about…

Northern Minnesota Farmer Running For President Of The Minnesota Farm Bureau

Northern Minnesota farmer and cow calf producer is seeking the Presidency of the Minnesota Farm Bureau. Shayne Isane is the…