by Staff Editor | Jul 28, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
DES MOINES, Iowa — Food Bank of Iowa ended fiscal year 2023 breaking every record in its 41-year history.Across the 55 counties it serves, Food Bank of Iowa distributed 21 million pounds of food, or the equivalent of 17.5 million meals. The number of pounds is an...
by Staff Editor | Jul 27, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Retail food prices increased 4.8 percent in the first six months of 2023, lower than the rate of midyear inflation in 2022, of 8.2 percent. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the 20-year average for midyear inflation from 2002 to 2021 was 1.6 percent. All food...
by Staff Editor | Jul 26, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) Board approved 35 project applications totaling more than $1.6 million during its quarterly board meeting on July 20. Seven of the projects are for ethanol infrastructure, one is for a biodiesel terminal, and 27...
by Staff Editor | Jul 24, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the transparency and oversight of foreign ownership in America?s agricultural industry. The ?Farmland Security Act of 2023? builds on the ?Farmland Security Act of...
by Staff Editor | Jul 20, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
USDA launched a partnership with bipartisan attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia to enhance competition and protect consumers in food and agricultural markets. Through the agreement, this partnership will assist the state attorneys general in...
