Livestock Group Presidents Back Small Packer Overtime COVID 19 Legislation

Representatives Dusty Johnson of South Dakota and Angie Craig of Minnesota have introduced the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee…

South Dakota Corn Donates $100,000 To Feeding South Dakota

South Dakota Corn has donated $100,000 to Feeding South Dakota. State Corn Utilization Council President Robert Walsh of Elk Point…

Biofuels Executive Says Klobuchar Grassley Bill Critical For Biofuels Industry

Biofuels producers are hailing the introduction of pandemic relief legislation introduced this week in the Senate by Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar…

Pork Processing Improving But Euthanasia Still Occurring

Meat processing capacity is slowly coming back online but pork producers are still disposing of several thousand pigs per day.…

Iowa Can Now Sell State Inspected Beef Across State Lines

The State of Iowa has entered into a Cooperative Interstate Shipment Agreement with USDA’s Food, Safety and Inspection Service to…

Dairy President Says DMC Working As It’s Intended To

The Farm Service Agency announced this week that March triggered the first payment to dairy farmers enrolled in the Dairy…

Cattle Group President Thanks USDA For CFAP Aid

Details of the USDA’s CFAP or Coronavirus Food Assistance Program was unveiled this week. It provides $16 billion in direct…

ASA Vice President Says CFAP Assistance Is Timely And Helpful

USDA officials rolled out the details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program this week that provides direct aid to farmers.…

Farm Bureau Official Pleased Minnesota Legislators Approved Several Priority Measures

Minnesota state lawmakers have wrapped up their 2020 session and there were several positives coming out of it for the…

R CALF Director Pleased President Recognizes Cattle Import Problem But Ban Not Necessary

This week when announcing the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program details, President Trump noted that when forging trade agreements, the…