SDSGA Executive Meets With Administration Officials On Small Meat Packer Funding

South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Executive Director James Halverson last week met with key USDA officials and White House staff to…

R-CALF Asks Senate Ag Committee To Pass Grassley Tester Cattle Market Bill

R-CALF members want the Senate Ag Committee to pass the Grassley Tester legislation that calls for meat packers to purchase…

Farm Group President Meets With Ag Secretary On Drought Concerns

Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish met with U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack in Minnesota last week and also with…

Field Of Dreams Game Provides Great Showcase For Iowa Corn

Last night the Chicago White Sox major league baseball team played the New York Yankees at the Field Of Dreams…

Farm Group Backs Ocean Shipping Reform Act Legislation

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is co-sponsoring the Ocean Shipping Reform Act legislation that was introduced this week in the…

SDSU Extension Entomologist Says Grasshopper Populations Up Over Last Year

Grasshoppers which are a concern every year in South Dakota are much more prevalent this year due to the drought.…

NCBA Members See Trade Positives, Have Concern With Taxes

Members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association have been holding their convention in Nashville this week and just wrapped up…

Agriculture Gets Partial Win In Appeals Court Ruling On Iowa Ag Fraud Law

This week the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision on Iowa’s 2012 Ag Fraud or Ag Gag…

August WASDE Friendly, Especially For Corn

August WASDE Friendly, Especially for Corn The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s August World Supply and Demand Estimates held big bullish…

NFU Surveying Farmers On The Right To Repair Issue

The National Farmers Union is surveying producers to better find out how the Right to Repair issue is impacting their…