Your browser does not support the audio tag.KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency's waters of the U.S. rule has closed, but the fight over American waterways is far from over."There's no question about it, Republicans have been...
WASHINGTON - Under USDA's Country of Origin Labeling law, American meatpackers must label where animals contributing to certain meat cuts were born, raised and slaughtered. But according to a recent World Trade Organization ruling, such labels cannot create less...
Your browser does not support the audio tag.WASHINGTON and ATLANTA, Il. - Tax extenders could be a bipartisan rallying point during the congressional lame-duck session, which could be to the benefit of the American farmer.As Congress settles into its lame-duck session...
Your browser does not support the audio tag.WASHINGTON - A foreign invader is digging into American soils, and it's snaking its way north; closer, and closer, to Iowa."It's just one of those really nasty vines that literally grows almost a foot a day under proper...
Your browser does not support the audio tag.WASHINGTON and DES MOINES, Iowa - Tuesday's elections saw the Republican party gain control of the House and Senate, but what does that mean for agricultural policy in the next Congress?"It was a good night for the...
Your browser does not support the audio tag.WASHINGTON - It is after Halloween, but the spookiness of bats has nothing to do with their real life of eating insects and pollinating plants across the tropical regions of the world. And at a time when pesticides are being...
NEVADA, Iowa - Corn stover may be an untapped and profitable renewable resource, if farmers are able to harvest it sustainably from their fields.A cornfield may contain more than one commodity; the corn kernels themselves, and the rest of the plant, called stover....
Your browser does not support the audio tag.WASHINGTON - Last week the World Trade Organization found USDA's mandatory country of origin labeling rule violates US obligations as a WTO member. An appeal of that decision probably won't happen for a while, according to...
Your browser does not support the audio tag.WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Go to a meat counter today and you'll see that many cuts are labeled with information on where the animal was born, raised, and slaughtered. An international decision last week has determined that's...
Your browser does not support the audio tag.AMES, Iowa - The new farm bill contains two new risk management programs: the Agricultural Risk Coverage program and the Price Loss Coverage program, and before producers decide which is the best fit for them, USDA is...
