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Year-round E15 and farm aid included in Iran supplemental request
In a major breakthrough for U.S. agriculture, President Trump has included year-round E15 and billions of dollars in new farm aid in his Iran war supplemental request to Congress. The almost $88 billion war request was signed by Trump’s budget director Russel Vought and sent off to House Speaker Mike Johnson. Senate Ag Chair John Boozman said it includes ten billion dollars in temporary economic aid for both row and specialty crops planted this crop year, over $1 billion for ag storm losses in...
Secretary Naig celebrates the closing of Iowa’s last remaining ag drainage wells
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today celebrated the closing of the state’s last remaining Agricultural Drainage Wells (ADWs), concluding a more than quarter-century of sustained effort to close 195 of these drainage structures. ADWs were drilled into...
After bird flu was found in pigs; now what?
Bird flu, or H5N1, jumped the species barrier twice this spring. It infected dairy cattle and humans. Given the physiological similarities between humans and hogs, we said it was probably no longer a matter of “if” but “when” hogs got caught up in the mix as well....
Positive momentum for carbon market programs
Carbon markets have been in the ag industry for a while now, and they are another source of revenue for farmers across the country. Ryan Winter, grower success manager with Agoro Carbon, said they’ve been very pleased with the enrollment growth in their programs....
Innovative new U.S. pork burger sees success in Colombia
At the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) Strategic Planning Conference in Tucson, Arizona, USMEF Latin America Representative Homero Recio updated members on promotional activities for U.S. red meat in South America. One of those activities is an exciting new...
Modern Ag Alliance working to ensure farmers have necessary crop protection tools
The Modern Ag Alliance was formed this year to advocate on behalf of farmers so that they can continue to have access to crop protection tools. The alliance is a coalition led by Bayer and several ag stakeholders concerned with the way in which pesticides are being...
Ethanol production reaches record high
Ethanol output rose to a record high in the seven days that ended on Nov. 8, according to data from the Energy Information Administration. Production jumped to an average of 1.113 million barrels a day, the agency said. That’s up from 1.105 million barrels a week...
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Adjuvants can help protect endangered species
Adjuvants, which are substances that are added to pesticides, can play an important role in protecting endangered species that are listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Helena Agri Enterprises has played a large role in advocating for that on Capitol Hill....
EPA currently accepting feedback on WOTUS regulation
Earlier this week, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a draft guidance for WOTUS involving continuous surface connection. This guidance is great news for cattle producers, and it’s part of the work that the National Cattlemen’s...
National Farmers Union sets 2025 policy priorities during national convention
The National Farmers Union recently held its national convention in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and detailed its policy priorities for 2025. As with most farmer and ag based groups, NFU President Rob Larew says one of the top priorities for the year is a new five-year...
NPPC celebrates future leaders with annual scholarship awards
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) proudly announced the recipients of the 2025 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship and Neil Dierks Scholarship at the National Pork Industry Forum. Sponsored in partnership with CME Group and the National Pork...
Seeing growth in high-oleic soy market
We often talk about innovation within the soybean checkoff—how new technologies and practices drive the industry forward. But it’s one thing to discuss innovation in theory and another to hear firsthand from a farmer putting it into practice. That’s where real insight...
