HPAI dairy cattle research lasers in on transmission points
A Michigan State University researcher says work continues to identify how highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission occurs in dairy cattle. Large animal veterinarian Dr. Zelmar Rodriguez in the College of Veterinary Medicine tells […]
Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act introduced in U.S. Senate
A bill to ensure farm families have access to higher education has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. Iowa Republican’s Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley introduced the bipartisan Family Farm […]
U.S. cotton, rice ending stocks projections rise
The USDA increased its domestic cotton and rice ending stocks estimates. U.S. rice stocks are now pegged at 47 million hundredweight, up 3.5 million from January on higher imports and […]
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Signs U.S. economy slowing down
A University of Missouri extension economist says there are signs the U.S. economy is slowing down. Ben Brown says consumers purchasing less goods impacts farmers. “Meat, and meat demand, and […]
USDA raises 2025 red meat outlook, cuts poultry, eggs
The USDA has raised its expectations for 2025 U.S. red meat production. Beef is now pegged at 26.565 billion pounds, up 775 million from January because of expectations for increased […]
Court halts Trump funding freeze
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to pause a funding freeze that affected certain farm programs. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield every program in the federal government […]
County Attorney: evidence not there for charges in fatal Davenport building collapse
Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham says she found nothing to hold anyone criminally responsible in the 2023 partial collapse of a Davenport apartment building. Cunningham made the decision after reviewing […]
Central Iowa garden show features South Dakota hosts of HGTV program
There was a 33 percent increase in the amount of money Americans spent on home improvement projects between 2021 and 2023. If you are looking to renovate rather than move, […]
CAUV increases leading to higher property taxes
Increases in Ohio’s Calculated Agricultural Use Value could result in higher property taxes for farmers in 2025. Ohio Farm Bureau’s Associate General Counsel Leah Curtis says CAUV follows the state of the […]
