IFU President Says Safety Steps For Packing Plant Workers Must Be Enforced

The National Farmers Union says while they share President Trump’s concerns that processing plants need to be re-opened also said…

R CALF CEO Says Imported Cattle Squeezing Producers Out Of Domestic Cattle Markets

America’s cattle producers have had a difficult time finding a cash market for their animals lately and Congress has called…

Iowa Congressman Expects More Than A Million Hogs To Be Euthanized

The processing plant closings due to the coronavirus is causing many hogs to be euthanized. Iowa Congressman Steve King was…

Rendering Companies Busy Hauling Euthanized Hogs

It’ll be a busy week for rendering plants picking up dead livestock being euthanized due to the effects of the…

House Ag Chairman And Minnesota Governor Working To Get Processors Operating Again

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson held a news conference along with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in Worthington on Wednesday…

Iowa Biofuel Groups Support Clean Fuels Deployment Act Legislation

Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Iowa led a bi partisan group of Congress people introducing the Clean Fuels Deployment Act legislation…

Midwest Dairy Donates $500,000 To Food Banks In Ten States

Midwest Dairy officials say they are donating $500,000 to food banks in ten Midwest states to purchase dairy products for…

South Dakota Pork President Says It’ll Take Time To Get Processing Up To Full Speed

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds wrote to President Trump urging the administration to take additional steps to address the food…

Spring Wheat Planting In South Dakota Is Going Well

Spring Wheat planting in South Dakota while behind the five year average is going well so far in the state.…

Farm Bureau Backs Lifting Caps On COVID 19 Relief Aid

This week, a bipartisan group of Senators asked President Donald Trump to lift the caps on the direct coronavirus relief…