A Midwest farm credit cooperative is supporting new and beginning farmers with financial and outreach services. CEO Jase Wagner says the Compeer Financial Groundbreakers program helps young producers face unique challenges. “Young, beginning, and small farmers in all sizes and shapes are part of our mission, and in order to really live out the long-term […]
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An extension field crop entomologist with the University of Illinois says some farmers are dealing with grape colaspis. During a recent
A U.S. Senator from Iowa says the Trump administration is following through on its commitment to biofuels. Republican Joni Ernst tells
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The vice president of marketing for Associated Milk Producers Incorporated (AMPI) says access to skilled labor remains a challenge. Sarah Schmidt
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced nearly $4 million will support farmer water quality efforts in the Western Lake Erie
