Livestock competitions leading to career path
The champion of the 2025 Illinois Beef Expo Livestock Judging Competition in the Senior 4-H Division says becoming a proficient judge takes a lot of hard work. DeWitt County’s Paisley […]
Trump admin: year-round E15 for 8 Midwest states to move forward
The U.S. EPA says it will allow year-round E15 to be sold in eight Midwestern states starting in April. Starting April 28, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota […]
Ag Secretary says USDA’s strategy to control avian influenza is expected this week
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the USDA will unveil the department’s plans to address highly pathogenic avian influenza this week. She tells Brownfield it will be a multi-pronged approach. […]
Free dental clinic to help dozens of Waterloo-area children
Black Hawk County has some of the worst tooth decay numbers in Iowa, especially among children, so the county’s public health department plans to hold its annual clinic Friday in […]
45Z questions weighing on sustainable aviation fuel industry
The assistant director of energy with the Illinois Farm Bureau says questions surrounding the 45Z tax credit are hampering the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry. Noelle Neef says much of […]
Cash dairy prices down again Monday
Cash dairy prices were mostly lower again Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.01 at $0.5350. Two sales were recorded at $0.5350 and $0.54. Forty-pound cheese […]
Minnesota emergency response to poultry disease outbreaks
Poultry diseases are running rampant across several Midwest states. Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen says producers in his state are dealing with highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, and […]
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House members Feenstra, Hinson talk about efforts to fight bird flu
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson and Congressman Randy Feenstra say they are working to help producers hit by the bird flu. Hinson, a Republican from Marion says it was the topic […]
Export inspections below a year ago
The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending February 20th remain well ahead of what’s needed to meet projections for the current marketing year. The 2024/25 marketing […]
