WASHINGTON - On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted five Chinese military hackers on counts of trade secret theft and economic espionage directed at six American companies in the power and metals industries.China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs fired back...
ANKENY, Iowa - The corn and soybeans grown in Iowa leave the state by either rail, truck or barge, but it's that last mode of transportation, and the infrastructure that supports it, that's been the focus of federal legislators working on the Water Resources Reform...
MONTEZUMA, Iowa - Soybean planting is 40 percent complete statewide, but some farmers are just getting started.Last Thursday was cold and windy near the town of Montezuma in Powesheik County in central Iowa. Farmer Kevin Rempp was offloading some of last year's...
WASHINGTON - At a recent Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack gave an update on the implementation of the Agricultural Act of 2014.Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has been dissatisfied with the bill's handling of actively engaged farmers ever...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - The 2014 World Pork Expo is a showcase of the pork industry, coming up June 4-6 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.There's a trade show with cutting edge tech, opportunities to network with producers and exhibitors from all over the...
WASHINGTON and DES MOINES, Iowa - The White House has released a report on climate change, which Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says could be trade-distorting, if not handled correctly.The recently released National Climate Assessment paints a bleak picture of the future...
WASHINGTON (USDA) - USDA's forecast for Ukrainian corn and wheat production may be a little surprising, given the current political climate there.As political tensions and skirmishes persist in Ukraine, it may appear agricultural production is caught in the...
BAXTER, Iowa - Last week producers across the state scrambled to get their crops in the ground before the widespread showers in this week's forecast.On Thursday, just south of Baxter in central Iowa, farmer Brock Hansen, above, was racing to get this year's soybean...
DES MOINES, Iowa - Growing fresh produce versus growing row crops. One family farm in Boone County is asking: "Why not both?"Near Ogden in Boone County, Rinehart's Family Farm grows fresh vegetables for farmers markets in Boone and Des Moines, and also grows row crops...
WASHINGTON - As USDA weighs the possibility of importing beef from Brazil, one U.S. cattle group is arguing it never got a chance to state its case.A proposed rule from USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) related to importing Brazilian beef was...
