DES MOINES, Iowa - This year it doesn?t seem likely that Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will veto funding for the Iowa Water Quality Initiative.Last year, he vetoed more than $11 million in one-time water quality funding, though nearly $4.5 million in nutrient...
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa producers have most of this year?s corn and 88 percent of this year?s soybeans in the ground. But some producers haven?t made it that far, and the window is rapidly closing.For the most part, Iowa producers have finished planting this year?s...
WASHINGTON - USDA?s Conservation Reserve Program has been keeping sensitive land out of agricultural production since 1985. This year it celebrates a milestone birthday, and coinciding with it, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is adding acres and extending...
DES MOINES, Iowa - It?s no stretch to call the Trans-Pacific Partnership controversial. So why are agricultural groups clamoring to get it signed?While controversial for the secrecy of its negotiations and for a new dispute settlement process that some say undermines...
WASHINGTON - After ruling against the United States on USDA?s controversial country of origin labeling rule, the World Trade Organization will likely sanction Canadian and Mexican tariffs on U.S. exports.Country of origin meat labels make it more economical for...
DES MOINES, Iowa - It might seem like old news, but porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is still a topic of conversation at the 2015 World Pork Expo in Des Moines through Friday. It?s factoring into seminars on disease management for producers, and shows up in...
WASHINGTON and WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final rule clarifying its jurisdiction over Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act. The final document comes more than a year after the controversial...
WASHINGTON and URBANDALE, Iowa - Walmart, along with subsidiary Sam?s Club, have updated their positions on animal welfare and the use of antibiotics in its supply chain.Notably, Walmart is asking suppliers to publicly report their corporate animal welfare positions...
AMES, Iowa - It?s said that pollinators are responsible for one of every three bites of food we eat. So what?s being done to ensure their health?Last week the Bee Informed Partnership released its preliminary results on annual loses of bee colonies across the...
GREENFIELD, Iowa - Corn growers in this state have put about 90 percent of this year?s corn crop in the ground. But that?s a statewide average and in some areas, and even on some farms, there?s still a long way to go.On Thursday, Adair County farmer Doug Holliday was...
