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…

North Dakota Farm Bureau Picking Up State Legislative Wins

The North Dakota Legislature could wrap up their 2021 session sometime this week. It’s been a positive session for the…

Fort Pierre Producer Named SD Leopold Conservation Award Winner

Prairie Paradise Farms of Fort Pierre has been named as the winner of the South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. The…