Minnesota Farm Group Backs Expansion Of Pandemic Electronic Benefits

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a new effort funded by the American Rescue Plan to provide adequate nutrition…

Iowa Dairy Group Monitoring Anaerobic Digester Bill In State Legislature

House File 522, a measure that would allow a qualified confined animal feeding operation to utilize an anaerobic digester system…

Planters Start To Roll In Nebraska

Cold temperatures most of April have kept farmers out of the field in the western corn belt. In Nebraska, corn…

Cattle Group Working For Trade Movement With U.K, China, And Japan

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association members want the U.S. government to continue pursuing trade deals involving the United Kingdom, China and…

Four Midwest Dairy Groups Propose Alternative Milk Marketing Order Change

Four Midwest Dairy groups are offering an alternative proposal to a change to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders. That’s in…

Nebraska State Senator Supports Budget Despite No Major Property Tax Relief

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has signed the $9.7 billion two year state budget. State Senator Steve Erdman of Bayard says…

National Grain And Feed Association Expresses Concern With CRP Expansion

National Grain and Feed Association officials say that drastically increasing the Conservation Reserve Program could result in negative climate impacts.…

Minnesota Soybean Grower’s Association Watching State Ag And Funding Bills

Minnesota Soybean Grower Association members are monitoring ag and funding bills going through the state legislature. Executive Director Joe Smentek…

IRS Move With Tax Credit To Help Keep Ag Workers Safe Appreciated

The Internal Revenue Service has outlined its plan to provide employees with a paid tax credit to offset paid sick…

Ag Economist Sees Concerns With Possible Increase In Capital Gains Taxes

Agriculture groups are voicing concern about the expected move by the administration to propose higher capital gains taxes and elimination…