Nebraska Farm Group Pleased With House Passage Of 2021 Funding Bill

The U.S. House has approved the FY 2021 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The Senate has yet to approve their version. Nebraska…

Dakotas Ag Groups Ask Court To Allow DAPL Operations To Resume

Six agriculture groups from South and North Dakota have filed a friend of the court brief asking a federal court…

Minnesota Agriculture Department Adds Tools To Aid Farmers Under Stress

Due to the stress in farm country caused by the pandemic and several years of low commodity prices, the Minnesota…

Meat Export Federation Seeing Good Trade In Far East, And Potential In Africa

Despite some political disruptions and pandemic effects, U.S. exports are looking positive according to Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of…

Farm Group President Says Agriculture Needs Help In Next Stimulus Bill

Congress is trying to come up with another economic stimulus bill to help those who’ve been damaged by the pandemic.…

New U.S. Wheat Associates Officer Team Working On New Markets

Following their recent annual meeting held virtually the U.S.Wheat Associates has installed their new officer team for 2020-2021. Taking over…

Rural Mental Health Bill Passes The Senate

The Seeding Rural Resilience Act, part of the National Defense Authorization Act has passed the Senate. The measure Co-sponsored by…

ICA President Says Essential Worker Tax Bill Could Help The Ag Economy

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee this week introduced a measure to provide tax relief to…

Farm Group Leader Says Decoupling Taxes Could Help With Property Tax Relief

Nebraska State Senator Tom Briese of Albion has introduced a proposal in the legislature to decouple Nebraska’s state tax system…

R CALF CEO Calls USDA Cattle Market Investigation Report Preliminary And Analytical

A USDA investigation into cattle market price fixing tied to the Holcomb Kansas plant fire and the pandemic was released…