Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.Right-click the audio player below to download audio.Iowa DNR Deer Biologist Tom Litchfield says he's heard reports that thousands of deer in south-central Iowa have turned up dead this fall, displaying the...
Right-click on the audio player below to download audio.Speaking to reporters in a teleconference Wednesday, Senator Chuck Grassley explained what would happen to Iowa's economy if the Obama administration were to decline his and 14 other Senators' request to declare...
Right-click on the audio players below to download audio.This week officials say private talks between Congressional leaders and President Obama are accelerating. House Speaker John Boehner plans for top Republicans to meek with Clinton-era Chief of Staff Erskine...
Audio courtesy of Susan Carter with USDA.Right-click on the audio player below to download audio.USDA Risk Management Agency announced today an update of the current calculation of crop insurance premiums.The current method of calculating rates, in part, weighs each...
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Speaking to farm broadcasters Tuesday, Senator Chuck Grassley voiced his and the Senate's support for legislation passed in the House earlier this month granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to...
The scene in front of Capitol Hill last year (pictured above) was virtually identical to the arrival of this year's tree.Photo courtesy of Bryant Avondoglio, audio courtesy of Rod Bain with USDA.Right-click on the audio player below to download audio.This year's...
Audio courtesy of Gary Crawford with USDARight-click on the audio player below to download audio.USDA Economist Ricky Volpe outlines the ways in which higher-than-average food price inflation brought about by this year's drought will hit your wallet starting next...
As animal agriculture continues to face criticism from the animal welfare community, National Pork Board CEO Chris Novak says the Pork Checkoff is dealing with this issue on multiple fronts and with multiple...
This is the third and final report in a three-part series on animal welfare.Right-click on the audio players below to download audio.Who should be responsible for the way that livestock is raised and ensuring that such practices are humane? Perhaps no other question...
