Top Stories
Senate Finance Committee looks closely at USMCA trade deal
With the review process of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement set to begin later this year, the Senate Finance Committee took a closer look at the deal this week. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the testimony made before the Committee highlighted the benefits of the agreement. Salmonsen said that, while the deal has been positive overall, there are still some updates that need to be made. Salmonsen said it’s important to look at...
IRFA and IBB talk about Biofuels Access bill
Yesterday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was in Prairie City, Iowa as she signed the Biofuels Access bill, with the overwhelming support from the Iowa Legislature. This bill will have an enormous impact on Iowan consumers as we wrangle those high gas prices in attempts...
Secretary Naig Comments on HPAI situation
The High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) comeback has made a lot of producers in the state nervous and is giving them flashbacks to 2015 when the disease ravaged the upper Midwest costing the lives of millions of birds and costing operations millions of...
What could Russian invasion mean for food insecurity long-term?
Yesterday, we talked about the ramifications of food insecurity and what challenges the U.S. was facing in making sure we could help those most affected by the shutdown of Ukrainian ports.While this Russian invasion will have to come to end at some point, there are...
Governor Reynolds signs Biofuels Access bill
Today, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2128, which is more commonly known as the Biofuels Access bill. The bill was passed by the Iowa Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support earlier this session. It will encourage the sale of higher blends of...
AMS accepting applications for MPIRG funding
AMS is accepting applications now through May 24, 2022, for a second round of MPIRG program funding totaling $23.6 million.?We are building on the success of the first round of our MPIRG program to build capacity and increase economic opportunities for small and...
Don?t look for fertilizer price relief any time soon
The prices for fertilizer have been high because the market has been volatile for several reasons. Chief among these reasons is the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, this isn?t the sole cause, and prices were rising well before that.Congress and the Administration...
Video
More Ag News
Checkoff research identifies $400 million in soybean value
A new partnership, the first of its kind in more than 40 years, aims to increase soybean flower and pod retention. Suzanne Shirbroun, president of the North Central Soybean Research Program and an Iowa farmer, said the research is an investment in the future of...
IAWA recognizes 10 years of Iowa NRS
The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, a science and technology-based framework to assess and reduce nutrients to Iowa waters and the Gulf of Mexico, will be turning 10 this year. The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) is celebrating this defining decade by...
Biologically treating manure pays off in the long run
Biological manipulation of manure can make a waste byproduct of agriculture more manageable and safe says Dr. Jim Ladlie of ProfitProAg.Dr. Ladlie says that money spent treating manure can benefit the producer agronomically many times over.Ladlie says ProfitProAg can...
Farmers for Free Trade outlines 2023 priorities
As we move through the second month of 2023, many Ag groups have their priorities already thought out, however as new information comes in and events unfold, they sometimes have to regroup and tweak their strategies and priorities a little bit. That is especially true...
States considering grocery tax relief
Lawmakers in several states are considering tax relief for consumers at the grocery store. Progressive Grocer reports many states that charge a grocery tax are working to extend, end or change the charges as a form of inflation relief. Mississippi, home to the highest...
