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Big week for tariffs and SNAP
It’s a big week for President Trump’s tariffs with the issue set to be addressed in court. The Supreme Court is set to hear challenges to President Trump’s tariffs, brought by small businesses and several states. Critics argue that the 1977 law doesn’t grant the President the emergency tariff powers he claims, asserting instead that such authority belongs to Congress. Trump’s pick for Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, Julie Callahan, argued in favor of...
Sec Naig talks beginning of 2023 harvest season
With the coming flip of the calendar pages and the warm weather we are seeing for the next few days, it is a safe bet that we are going to see harvesting ramp up in earnest. We know there have been combines out here and there, but as Mother Nature is allowing a break...
USDA conducting trade mission in Chile
USDA is conducting an agribusiness trade mission in Santiago, Chile, this week, bringing a host of food and agriculture industry leaders to the growing export market. Tuesday’s itinerary featured the Espacio trade show, which focuses on the hospitality and retail...
U.S. pork rebounds impressively in Taiwan
Trade tensions related to ractopamine use have impacted U.S. pork exports to Taiwan for many years. But the issue reached a boiling point in 2021 when Taiwan announced that it would depart from its zero-tolerance policy on ractopamine and begin accepting imports...
Farmers don’t need added uncertainty from government shutdown
With the potential of a government shutdown looming, funding concerns are rampant throughout the government and in the agriculture sector. The United States Congress is currently working on a spending bill which if not agreed upon, would bring a partial government...
Iowa local food day connects students to farmers
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig celebrated Iowa Local Food Day today by serving locally-sourced school lunches to hundreds of elementary students at Meadowview School in the ADM School District (Adel – De Soto – Minburn). Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has...
Heart failure cases increasing in feedlot cattle
Animal health is always an issue for farmers. I remember growing up in on our family hog farm. As soon as one hog would start coughing, it would spread rather quickly. That meant vet checkups and feed-added medicine to help the animals shake the virus or other...
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Grassley joins colleagues in asking for swift E15 waiver for 2024
United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has joined an Iowa delegation of lawmakers in a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency to allow for summertime E15 sales in 2024. Last week, the EPA finalized a rule to approve year-round E15 sales, but delayed...
AFBF encouraging farmers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage
The Department of Agriculture this week opens the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Program enrollment period for 2024. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Danny Munch said the program helps dairy producers manage risks. Munch said the enrollment period starts today,...
Nominate conservation leaders for the Iowa farm environmental leader award
Governor Kim Reynolds, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon invite Iowans to nominate individuals or families for the 2024 Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. Iowa farmers and landowners who implement proven...
Secretary Naig returns from trade trip to Mexico
Last week Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig embarked on a trade trip to Mexico. Our southern neighbor is one of our most important trading partners in the world. We must keep the dialogue open through the agreements and the disputes that we have with each other. We must...
AAI honoring Bill Northey’s legacy with “The Northey Building”
The Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) Foundation recently announced that its building will be named “The Northey Building” in order to honor the late Bill Northey. Mark White, board chair of the AAI Foundation, said it was an easy decision to honor Northey’s...
