U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA is continuing efforts this year to reorganize and streamline the department. Speaking at an event in Iowa on Tuesday, Rollins pointed to the recent announcement of a new Food Safety and Inspection Service hub in the Des Moines area. “We will continue to deconstruct USDA in Washington […]
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A pair of ag economists say it’s time to start planning for the 2027 crop. Allen Featherstone with Kansas State
Corn, sorghum, and soybean export inspections continue to make a strong push into the end of the marketing year. The USDA
The CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives says Senate Ag Committee leaders are optimistic about marking up a bipartisan
Extreme heat has farmers in Missouri and the western Corn Belt moving grain extra early in the morning, keeping irrigation systems up
A farm business management instructor says changes to Minnesota’s Beginning Farmer Tax Credit should make the program more effective. Kristina McVicker
Cash dairy prices were down Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.68. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0125 at $1.5950. No sales
Flood impacts were a key topic during a farmer roundtable in Colfax, Iowa on Friday. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig tells
The president of the National Pork Producers Council says he’s optimistic a fix for Proposition 12 can still be included in
A dairy lender says the added value of beef-on-dairy calves has helped grow the U.S. dairy herd over the last year.
