Center For Rural Affairs Concerned Not Enough Money Provided For Medicaid

Congress is working on their next COVID 19 relief package and so far there is no funding increase for Medicaid…

Drought Conditions Causing Spider Mites To Show Up In Minnesota

Drought like conditions in parts of Minnesota are leading to the development of spider mites which mostly damage soybeans and…

RFA Submits Ethanol Recommendations To USDA For Its Ag Innovation Agenda

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been seeking input on their Agriculture Innovation Agenda they announced a few months ago.…

Dairy Executive Pleased Senators Challenging The EU On GI Issue

A bipartisan group of Senators led by South Dakota’s John Thune have written to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and…

Nebraska Farm Bureau Official Defends Rewrite Of NEPA

A coalition of environmental groups led by Earth Justice and the Environmental Defense Fund are challenging the Trump administration’s rewrite…

Nebraska Cattlemen Help Formulate NCBA Policy At Summer Meeting

Nebraska Cattlemen Association members attending the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association summer meeting last week helped iron out a policy compromise…

South Dakota Wheat Harvest A Tale Of Two Crops

South Dakota’s wheat harvest is a tale of two crops this season. Winter wheat harvest is wrapping up in many…

ISU Extension And Corn Growers Holding Drought Meetings This Week

Much of Western Iowa is currently under a moderate to severe drought and dry conditions are hitting not only Western…

South Dakota Dairy Producers President Says Federal Milk Marketing Orders Need Updating

The American Farm Bureau’s Federal Milk Marketing Order Working group released their recommendations this week on priorities for milk pricing…

Study Shows Pollinators And Bees Enhance Crop Yields

A recently released U.S. based study shows that a lack of bees in agricultural areas is limiting the supplies of…