by Ben NuelleWASHINGTON, D.C. ? Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, highlighted the World Trade Organization?s decision Monday. WTO authorizes Canada and Mexico to place tariffs on over $1 billion of...
The day before Thanksgiving the Environmental Protection Agency revoked registration for Dow Agrosciences? Enlist Duo herbicide. It?s a combination herbicide of 2-4-D and Glyphosate. The EPA revoked the approval after they thought it was too toxic but is it?Iowa State...
by Ben NuelleIowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey encourages Iowans to consider choosing an Iowa grown Christmas tree to decorate their home this holiday season.Northey said selecting a fresh Christmas tree can be part of a great family tradition.He also says...
by Ben NuelleEl Nino is beginning to take effect. Will a strong El Nino make the markets more volatile?CME Group Senior Economist Erik Norland recently completed a report focusing on El Nino and how it affects the markets.?It turns out volatility tends to correlate...
by Ken RootMy trip to Ghana was made much easier when I was able to link up with Sara Veldheisen Staley, a member of the U.S. Foreign Service, working as a Public Information officer at the US Embassy in Accra, Ghana.She studied at Northwestern College in Orange City...
by Ken RootStarvation is a primary healthcare problem in some regions of Africa. Treating Severe Acute Malnutrition is not easy. But a combination of humanitarian efforts has come up with a peanut butter and chocolate supplement to help starving babies and boost the...
by Ben NuelleCongress has kept their promise and found a way to reverse the crop insurance cuts.According an Agri-Pulse report, congress will use the highway bill to reverse a $3 billion cut to crop insurance. A House aide said Tuesday the $3 billion cut would be...
by Ben NuelleAgriculture Secretary Bill Northey requests more money for the Water Quality Initiative and avian influenza response efforts for the 2017 fiscal budget. Northey wants $10 million for water quality which he says is not a big increase from last year.?We?re...
by Ken RootJust before Thanksgiving, I was part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture delegation that traveled to Ghana in West Africa. Krysta Harden, Deputy Agriculture Secretary led the group of U.S. businesses interested in expanding trade with this growing and...
by Ben NuelleJust in the nick of time the Environmental Protection Agency released the Renewable fuel standards. The numbers went up but some are still unhappy. EPA announced final volume requirements under the (RFS) program today for the years 2014, 2015 and...
