A bicameral, bipartisan coalition in Congress is urging the Department of Labor to reform how H-2A guest worker wages are calculated to make the program more accessible for farmers. The coalition points to the DOL’s 2023 final rule that altered Adverse Effect Wage Rate methodology which the lawmakers say increased labor rates and threatens the […]
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The Iowa Soybean Association welcomes the trade agreement between the U.S. and China. ISA president Tom Adam tells Brownfield. “As soybean
The CEO of Wabash Valley Resources says farmers in the eastern Corn Belt will have a new domestic source of nitrogen
Mason Riebe of the Tri-Point FFA Chapter in Illinois owns Mason’s Peculiar Pumpkins, a business that grows and sells unique, heirloom
Madeliene Pollard of the Lathrop FFA Chapter in Missouri is the national winner in Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship. Her SAE includes
Tucker Snook of the Cambridge FFA Chapter in Illinois expanded his SAE from a simple mowing business with 12 customers to
The executive director of the Missouri Pork Association says the state’s pork industry remains vibrant as it continues to change Scott
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying, cementing what would have already been a sharply higher weekly finish. Contracts were
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, November milk futures closed down 17 at $17.66. December up 3 at $17.35. January a penny
Dec. corn $4.31 and 1/2, up 1 and 1/4 centsNov. soybeans $10.99 and 3/4, up 8 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal
