NPPC Wants Fixes To SBA’s PPP Program

The National Pork Producers Council says the Small Business Administration needs to remove a restriction contained in their Payment Protection…

Minnesota Ag Department Helping Processors And Producers With Pandemic Challenges

The Minnesota State Agriculture Department is helping livestock producers and processors address current challenges caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.…

ICON President Pleased Governor Wants To Keep Processing Plants Operating

Nebraska Agriculture groups are hailing Governor Pete Ricketts for his stance in working to keep meat processing plants open in…

Iowa Soybean President Says Quicker China Buys Soybeans The Better

China is looking to purchase up to 30 million tons of crops from the U.S. to help rebuild state stockpiles.…

Ag Economist Says COVID 19 Recovery Will Come In Three Stages

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a black swan event like none other in history and the recovery in the agricultural…

Ethanol Board Administrator Says Biofuels Industry Needs Economic Aid

Ethanol producer Archer Daniels Midland has idled its production at its corn ethanol plants in Columbus, Nebraska and Cedar Rapids,…

American Lamb And Wool Industry Hit Hard By COVID 19 Pandemic

Sheep growers have been suffering from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic since early March. Both the lamb and the…

Blair Ranches Of Sturgis Named South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award Winner

Blair Brothers Angus Ranch of Sturgis has been named the 2020 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award winners. The Blairs run…

SDFU President Says Boosting SNAP Benefits Positive For Rural America

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue this week announced that emergency benefit increases have reached $2 Billion per month for the Supplemental…

Corn Leaders Concerned At Revenue Losses For Cash Corn In NCGA Analysis

A National Corn Grower’s Association Analysis shows cash corn prices have declined by 16 percent on average as a result…