by Dustin Hoffmann | May 7, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week, the respective Chairpeople of the House & Senate Ag Committees released their visions for a Farm Bill. While House Ag Committee Chairman GT Thompson, a Pennsylvania Republican, released a framework for legislation that he wants to mark up by May 23rd,...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 6, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As the rain continues to fall around the state this spring, we have both excitement and apprehension. We want to get the seeds in the ground and know the clock is ticking. However, every farmer in Iowa is also very aware of the fact that we need to get a lot of...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 3, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
During my trip to Washington this week, it was driven home that the bird flu is no longer the bird flu. It isn’t even Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI, anymore. The Federal government and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are now calling it...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 2, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Yesterday, while the NAFB attended Washington Watch, House Ag Committee Chairman GT Thompson released a framework for the House Version of the Farm Bill, and Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman released the full Senate version. Both addressed the NAFB members in attendance...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 1, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We have been watching and waiting for the GREET model to be released. It is necessary to have an updated version of it to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and the credits that will be assessed to different practices to help lower carbon scoring on the fuel’s...
