The congressional schedule dwindles, as we approach a new year. Unfortunately, passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement does not look promising after Thanksgiving break, as the House of Representatives will have their sights set on the impeachment process and...
Bison are truly the mammal of North America and the United States. Some may call them the buffalo, but according to the National Bison Association, there is no difference. However, there definitely is a difference in certain kinds of buffalo. That is one of the...
You may not realize it, but Mahindra is the world?s best-selling tractor. In the United States, we are used to seeing green, red, or blue. Mahindra?s line of utility, compact, and subcompact tractors have only been in the U.S. about 25 years, but they are filling the...
Iowa is hog, poultry and cattle country. It does have a number of sheep, primarily in small farm flocks.Sheep can make money by selling wool and lambs. However, predators love lamb and can take the profit out of a year?s work in a single night. I spoke with a Midwest...
African Swine Fever (ASF) remains outside our borders. However, animal industry experts calculate their response, in the event the foreign animal disease is exposed to United States swine.The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service...
Is it too early to talk about a 2023 Farm Bill?The person elected president next year should still be in the White House in 2023. There will be a reshuffling of Congress by then. Some say Colin Peterson, current chair of the House Agriculture Committee, will leave at...
In the last few years, we have been witness to some hard times for the dairy industry. Programs meant to protect them in the 2013 Farm Bill just weren?t enough. Dairy farms have been closing at a terrible rate for the past months and years. However, some producers are...
The modern changes to agriculture have farmers looking for products that will not only help the crops they raise but also do no harm to the environment and their land. Anuvia Plant Nutrients has a product they call an ?enhanced efficiency biobased fertilizer.? What...
United States lawmakers continue their work in protecting America's borders. ?U.S. Customs and Border Protection is on high alert,? according to Dr. Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Producers Council chief veterinarian. However, elected officials look to increase those...
A pork industry representative recently spoke to ?a lot of exciting changes? taking place at the National Pork Board. The most recent change has been the restructuring of the Pork Checkoff.The National Pork Board launched a new Pork Checkoff program. David Newman,...
