by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 10, 2020 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Montana Democrat John Tester sponsored a bill, earlier this year, aimed at addressing the suicide rates among farmers and those involved in agriculture. The measure called the Seeding Rural Resilience Act is now awaiting...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 9, 2020 | 5 Ag Stories, News
There has been a whirlwind of speculation and endorsements surrounding who President-Elect Joe Biden would select as his Secretary of Agriculture. Some of the names thrown about included outgoing House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN 7th) and Congresswoman...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 8, 2020 | 5 Ag Stories, News
In 2019, Dean foods filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company is one of the largest dairy companies in the U.S. Now, as the company is going through those bankruptcy proceedings, the company is targeting farmers that sold milk to them in three months leading up to...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 7, 2020 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The markets have been pretty much anybody?s guess the past couple of years, but 2020 has been crazier than any other of those years. Predicting the markets is not an easy game, or we would all be millionaires. However, there are usually signs to be looking for. This...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 4, 2020 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We have new leadership on the House Ag Committee in the next Congress. Both Democrats and Republicans picked their new leadership to replace Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN 7th) who was defeated in the elections, and Ranking Member Congressman Michael Conaway (R-TX...