by Mark Magnuson | Jul 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA recently extended the 60-day comment period for the latest Packers and Stockyards Act proposal by 15 days. Tanner Beymer, senior director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says that’s not enough time for USDA to properly...
by Mark Magnuson | Jul 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The goal of Pivot Bio microbial nitrogen is to have a reliable source of nitrogen available for when the plant needs nutrition during the critical growth stages of the growing season. Because the microbes bind to the root, they are available when the crop needs them...
by Mark Magnuson | Jul 26, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The American Farm Bureau says that it wants a better tax deal for U.S. biofuel feedstocks and does not intend to keep out alternative or competing fuels from foreign producers. AFB and other farm groups recently called for the pending 45Z tax credit to be restricted...
by Mark Magnuson | Jul 25, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As we enter the late July growing period the weather nationally is for the most part cooperating during a key part of the growing season. Right now, there are not any major weather concerns for the stretch run of July says USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. Nationally...
by Mark Magnuson | Jul 24, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As frustrations continue to mount over partisan farm bill gridlock in Washington D.C., ag advocates and groups are voicing their concerns. If there is no agreement on a new five-year farm bill this year, another one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill will again take...
