Twenty-four members of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai about Mexico. They want a resolution to a lingering trade dispute with Mexico over biotech corn imports. ?We?ve been working closely...
With elections over and done with, Congress is now sitting in a lame duck session. Iowa 4th District Congressman Randy Feenstra said they?re trying to get some legislation to move along before the end of the year.Recently, the EPA announced proposals for volumes and...
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act has twice passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in recent years. Now farmers and farmworkers are hoping that the bill can make its way through the U.S. Senate in the final weeks of 2022 during the lame duck session of...
We have spent so much time talking about the challenges many Iowa producers faced in 2022, that we have sometimes forgotten that a portion of the state saw some really great conditions. Those kinds of results need to be acknowledged and celebrated as well.Audio: Full...
October exports of U.S. pork were the largest in more than a year, and beef export volume also increased from a year ago, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. U.S. beef exports are on a record pace in 2022 and have already exceeded $10 billion. Pork exports...
The USDA?s Economic Research Service released the 2022 edition of its America?s Farms and Ranches at a Glance Report. The report provides the latest statistics on U.S. farms, including production, financial performance, COVID-19 assistance, and farm household...
The Iowa Farm Bureau held its annual meeting in Des Moines on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The event saw many members from around the state coming together to share ag knowledge and industry insights. IFB President Brent Johnson said they all appreciate the...
This week?s U.S. Export Sales Report saw some pretty great numbers, especially for soybeans. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said this week?s soybean sales shattered expectations, and it looks like this strength should continue.McBride said there were also...
Solutions from the Land is a farmer led non-profit, created in 2014 that helps to advocate for the work being done by farmers and ranchers to care for the land they farm through agricultural solutions.Solutions from the Land helps farmers to assess the current state...
As we continue to work towards the new year and the need to reauthorize a Farm Bill, the Senate Ag Committee held a hearing yesterday on the research title of the 2023 Farm bill, and what programs are working. They looked at what changes need to be made and what could...
