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…

Soil and Water Conservation Districts Celebrate “Stewardship Week”

This week, April 24th through May 1st is National Soil and Water Conservation week, or also known as Stewardship Week. …

Fears Of Global Food Insecurity Grows As Russian-Ukraine War Continues

The United Nations World Food Program warns that this may be a year of catastrophic hunger as 44 million people…

USDA Secretary Vilsack And EPA Administrator To Visit North Carolina

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Reagan will continue of their building a better America…