Right-click on the audio player below to download audio.As water levels on the Mississippi River fall to levels that threaten the flow of barge traffic, many have called for the Army Corps of Engineers to open dams on the Upper Missouri River, which would conceivably...
A bipartisan group of senators have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell calling for passage of the farm bill before the end of the year.According to the senators, the Senate-passed farm bill should be included...
Right-click the audio player below to download audio.EPA decided not to raise regulations on dust under the Clean Air Act, and will retain the current standards for coarse particulate matter. NCBA Deputy Environmental Counsel Ashley McDonald says that?s a great...
Right-click on the audio players below to download audio.Cow-calf operator Justin Damman raises livestock in Essex in southwest Iowa. He says it's important for livestock farmers to tell their side of the story, or someone else will tell it for them, and more often...
Now that the House and Senate have passed legislation granting Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations, President Obama is expected sign it, but Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley complains that the Russians continue to restrict imports, particularly their latest attempts to...
Audio courtesy of Gray Crawford with USDARight-click on the audio player below to download audio.With drought still covering 62% of the continental United States, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several initiatives to tackle the problem in Washington D.C. on...
Right-click on the audio player below to download audio.Prompted by the 2008 Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan, the recently-released Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy has a goal of 45% nitrogen and phosphorus reduction in Iowa's waterways. 4% of nitrogen levels and 16% of...
Right-click on the audio player below to download audio.Iowa's cattle industry faces a tough year in 2013. The drought of 2012 is projected to extend at least until next fall unless well-timed rains and a moderately warm summer restore the soil profile to normal...
Audio courtesy of Susan Carter with USDARight-click on audio player below to download audio.The Renewable Fuels Association called Tuesday?s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report a ?non-event:," as far as the U.S. corn balance sheet is concerned; the...
Right-click the audio player below to download audioA full 47% of Iowa farms could be affected by the new rates for the estate tax on January 1, says Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. As it stands the estate tax provides a $5 million exemption and a 35% taxable rate after...
