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Grassley says reconciliation bill contains “key wins for farmers”

Grassley says reconciliation bill contains “key wins for farmers”

On Thursday the United States House of Representatives passed the reconciliation bill by a vote of 218-214. The bill was unchanged from the Senate’s version which passed earlier in the week. United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) opened his weekly conference call on Thursday by describing what he says are “key wins for farmers” in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Grassley was also asked about some of the trade preference programs that were not included in the reconciliation bill. Grassley...

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Inaugural statewide Choose Iowa farm store crawl set for June 21-22

Inaugural statewide Choose Iowa farm store crawl set for June 21-22

On Wednesday Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced the inaugural statewide Choose Iowa Farm Store Crawl which will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22. The two-day event will also coincide with the Iowa Barn Foundation's (IBF) Spring Barn Tour in Cedar...

GROWMARK announces 2025 scholarship winners

GROWMARK announces 2025 scholarship winners

Fifty-five students have been selected to receive scholarships totaling $2,000 each through the GROWMARK Foundation. Nearly 805 students from across the United States and Ontario, Canada, applied for the scholarships. Students who received scholarships will have those...

Naig outlines ag priorities, skips governor race

Naig outlines ag priorities, skips governor race

Since Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced last month that she would not seek reelection, speculation about her potential successors has quickly intensified, particularly within the Republican Party. The field is already starting to take shape, with 4th District U.S....

Using adjuvants to optimize herbicide activity

Using adjuvants to optimize herbicide activity

On Monday the state of Iowa was hit with widespread thunderstorms that delivered considerable rainfall to large swaths of the state. Before the storms however, a one-to-two-week window of favorable weather conditions allowed growers to get a lot of seed in the ground...

Thunderstorms make summertime precipitation difficult to predict

Thunderstorms make summertime precipitation difficult to predict

Most of the crops in Iowa are in the ground at this point, so many farmers are keeping a close eye on the weather and praying for some “million-dollar rain.” To get a clearer picture of what the large-scale weather patterns will look like in the U.S., many analysts...

South American Weather and Crop Update (5-20-25)

South American Weather and Crop Update (5-20-25)

Parts of South America recently received some rain, but now there are concerns about water damage since they almost received too much rain. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the upcoming forecast is looking to be drier for the bulk of Brazil and Argentina...

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New campaign against Prop 12 begins

New campaign against Prop 12 begins

The Center for Environment and Welfare launched a new educational campaign urging Congress to stop the far-reaching consequences of California’s Proposition 12. The Center calls it an “overreaching law” that’s driving up U.S. grocery prices. The “Food Price Fix”...