Stock Growers Regional Vice President Testifies Before House Committee

South Dakota Stock grower’s Association Regional Vice President Les Shaw of White Owl testified before the U.S. House Natural Resources…

Senators Call For Investigation Into Packer Market Manipulation

Senators Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Tina Smith of Minnesota are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to examine whether…

IFU President Says New NRCS Chief Good Choice For Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week the appointment of Terry Cosby as Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation…

Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation Raising Money For Rural Response Hot Line

The Nebraska Farmers Union Foundation is raising money to help out the State’s Rural Response Hotline. So far the Foundations…

Nebraska Legislature Passes Small Meat Packer Herd Share Bill

The Nebraska Legislature this week passed LB 324, a small meat processor measure known as the Herd Share Bill. Senator…

North Dakota Farm Group Backs 30 by 30 Termination Legislation

Senators Kevin Cramer and Roger Marshall of North Dakota and Kansas have introduced the 30 by 30 termination Act. The…

National Corn Grower’s Association Ends Soil Health Partnership Program

The National Corn Grower’s Association has decided to end its Soil Health Partnership Program due to funding constraints. NCGA Vice…

Pioneer Survey Shows Corn Belt Farmers Reporting Corn Nematode Pressure

A social media survey of over 400 farmers done by Pioneer in April in both the Western and Eastern Corn…

NMPF Pursuing Trade Deals With United Kingdom, Vietnam And With Japan

There’s been a lot of focus this week by the U.S. dairy industry on the USMCA trade agreement and talks…

Nebraska Legislators Stop Additional Red Tape By Defeating Packer Worker Protection Bill

This week Nebraska Legislators defeated Senator Tony Vargas’s bill that would have added additional COVID 19 protections for meat packing…