by Staff Editor | Mar 28, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Environmental Protection Agency agreed with recommendations from its Scientific Advisory Panel on atrazine. The recommendations remove several poor-quality studies that played a role in the agency’s recommendation for an ultra-low aquatic level of concern for...
by Staff Editor | Mar 27, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A 230-acre farm in Grundy County, Iowa, owned continually by the same family since plows first turned ground in the prairies in the 1870s, sold at a recent auction for almost four million dollars. Successful Farming says the Iowa century farm is historically...
by Staff Editor | Mar 26, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Agricultural loan demand increased in 2023, and agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks grew 6.7 percent to $110 billion. The American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report credits elevated production costs, commodity price volatility, and a return...
by Staff Editor | Mar 25, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced new legislation designed to break down barriers to farming and agricultural land ownership. The goal would be to help more Americans pursue farming careers. The bipartisan Farm Transition Act of 2024...
by Staff Editor | Mar 22, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A multi-state coalition of biofuel and farm advocates asked the Treasury Department to swiftly resolve any questions standing in the way of scaling up U.S. production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. More specifically, they urged the administration to quickly adopt the...