The CEO of the Iowa Pork Producers Association is dismayed that Proposition 12 language was not included in the Senate Ag Committee draft farm bill. “Very, very, very disappointed.” That was Pat McGonegle’s reaction to Senate Ag Committee chair John Boozman omitting Prop 12 from the text. He tells Brownfield Iowa Pork will keep applying […]
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Weather extremes are influencing pest pressure across the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension entomologist Erin Hodgson calls growing conditions “erratic.” “We’ve
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says the proposed changes to state cost sharing in the Supplemental Nutrition
The vice president of Nebraska-based Moving Parts, LLC says the commodity market will soon get its first official look at the size
Ohio’s director of agriculture says a new center at the state fair is highlighting each sector of the industry. Brian Baldridge
The USDA’s Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation confirms temporary service reductions are being considered at some Missouri Farm Service
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front extend southwestward from the Great Lakes region.
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures along and
The USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation says the agency is taking steps to help producers manage financial challenges.
Every generation has seen the countryside change. My grandparents saw tractors replace horses. My parents embraced hybrid seed and larger equipment.
