Planting Delays and Drought Bring Challenges for Region’s Growers

Farmers are facing various challenges as they start the 2022 planting season from planting delays to drought.  Pioneer Field Agronomist…

April WASDE Within Expectations on U.S. Balance Sheet, Global Corn and Wheat Adjusted

April WASDE Within Expectations on U.S. Balance Sheet, Global Corn and Wheat Adjusted The April World Agriculture Supply and Demand…

Biofuels Groups Disappointed with SRE Decision

Biofuels groups are disappointed with yesterday’s Small Refinery Exemption decision from EPA.  The agency denied 36 exemption requests from the…

Nebraska Legislature Passes $1 Billion Dollar Property Tax Reform Bill

On Thursday, Nebraska state lawmakers passed a property tax reform bill LB 873 by a 43 to 0 vote.  The…

Minnesota Legislature Passes Bird Flu Relief

The Minnesota state legislature passed a relief bill on Thursday of around one million dollars to assist with the recovery…

Beef Quality Assurance Seminar Scheduled For April 19th

Cattle producers can attend an upcoming Beef Quality Assurance program  to be compliant with the beef industry’s preferred standards.  Jes…

House Ag Subcommittee Looks at Trade and Food Aid Programs

Wednesday the House Agriculture Committee’s Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee held a hearing to review the 2022 Farm Bill with…

Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference Scheduled For Next Week

Thousands of blue corduroy jackets will be seen on the Iowa State University campus at Ames, Iowa, next week as…

USDA Accepts Grants For Rural Cooperatives

U-S Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced they are accepting applications for grants to help start, expand, or improve rural…

Pork Producers Travel To Washington D.C.

Approximately 120 pork producers from across the nation are at our nation’s capital to discuss issues relevant to the pork…