by Mark Magnuson | Jun 6, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The lines have been drawn in Washington D.C. with Republicans asking for more “farm in the farm bill” and Democrats unwilling to budge on shifting funding to farm from food and conservation programs. In late May the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on...
by Mark Magnuson | Jun 6, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in O’Brien County, Iowa. Final...
by Mark Magnuson | Jun 5, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Mexico has a new president, and that could have implications for U.S. farm trade and the number one foreign market for exports. On Monday Claudia Sheinbaum was elected president of Mexico, she is the first woman president in Mexico’s history. Claudia Sheinbaum is the...
by Mark Magnuson | Jun 4, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is preparing to launch a new market data tool for cattle producers called the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Live Cattle Data Dashboard. The new digital tool for cattle producers will give users the ability to access...
by Mark Magnuson | Jun 3, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Due to the frequent rainfall this spring, many farmers in Iowa were racing against the May 31st final planting date to ensure full crop insurance coverage on their planted corn acres. Because of the race against the calendar not all corn was planted in ideal...
