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Lawmakers eyeing war funding package for more farm aid
President Donald Trump will seek a funding package for the war unfolding in Iran, and Republican lawmakers are debating whether to attach wildfire aid and $15 billion in tariff relief for farmers to the package. Four sources told E&E News that senior GOP congressional aides stressed that no decision had been made yet. Sources said House Republicans are particularly cautious about the idea of a package growing too large. Meantime, Bloomberg said that Senate Republicans are feeling rising...
John Deere revamps steering in MY 23.5 7-Series tractors
How many of you that drive a tractor or have driven one in a previous life, remember the constant need to keep moving the wheel ever so slightly back and forth to keep the tractor straight when traveling down the road? There was always a little play in the wheel to...
Case IH striving to provide farmers live field data
Farm equipment and machinery is always on the cutting edge of new technology to help farmers improve their operation through efficiency and effectiveness.Farmers are looking for new ways to track their field data whether it is field conditions, yield data, or weed...
NK Seeds experiences industry-leading growth for second consecutive year
The year will be coming to a close soon, which means that it?s a good time to reflect on the success of 2022. This isn?t just true for farmers and producers, though- even ag industry leaders will be taking the time to reflect. Eric Miller, NK Seeds soybean product...
AFBF announces keynote speaker for 2023 convention
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) just announced the keynote speaker for its 2023 convention in Puerto Rico, January 6-11, 2023. Nikki Jones, Director of Events Marketing with IDEAg, said Bert Jacobs will deliver the keynote address.?The keynote speaker for...
Farmer share of thanksgiving food dollar stays low in 2022
National Farmers Union President Rob Larew says the farmers? share of the Thanksgiving food dollar continues to stay low. ?Corporate profits and consumer food costs continue to go up and up, but the farmers? share of the food dollar is still low,? Larew says....
Talking turkey with Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope that you are having a safe celebration with your families and friends. This is truly one of my favorite holidays of the year. It marks the day I finally allow myself to get into the Christmas spirit. I love the time with family,...
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Bayer offers multiple modes of action against corn rootworm
Every year, corn rootworm finds a way to cause problems in the fields of farmers across the country. As a highly adaptable pest, it?s a challenge every year to find the best ways to manage and prevent the damage the worms cause. That?s why it?s so important to have...
$2 million investment from soy checkoff aims to lower transportation costs
The United Soybean Board (USB) and the Soy Transportation Coalition recently celebrated the success of the checkoff?s infrastructure investment in research, planning, analysis, and design to help dredge the lower Mississippi River. Farmer-leaders presented Louisiana...
Dairy is riding the wave higher
We know that it has been a very volatile marketplace over the past couple of years. However, nobody has suffered more than the dairy producers of our country. Whether it has been depressed prices, trade disagreements, or the actual dumping of milk due to poor markets,...
Feenstra talks farm bill legislation
Especially in a farm bill year, our Iowa representatives are working hard to fight for farmers across the state. Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra said one of the bills he?s working on is the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which will help new farm owners get...
The importance of international markets to U.S. pork producers
International markets are very valuable to the producers of United States pork and the industry has committed a lot of resources to developing overseas markets.Bill Luckey is a producer from Nebraska and a National Pork Board member. He says that while export numbers...
