by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 15, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This week has been declared African Swine Fever (ASF) awareness week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) are joining with national, state, and local pork groups to help shed a light on what...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 14, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Biden Administration has been touting environmental issues and programs since the campaign. This is not anything completely new for farmers, as the USDA has been working on conservation-minded programs for decades, most notably the Conservation Reserve Program...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 13, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
While producers have been enjoying the higher commodity prices, they also know one truth. As soon as they start making more money, somebody wants a piece of it. I heard that viewpoint shared a lot during the Iowa State Fair and the Farm Progress Show. One Iowa farmer...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 10, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The biofuels industry has faced nothing but question marks in the past months and years. Whether it is exemptions granted to big oil companies against the Renewable Fuels Standard or it is the future of the industry in the plans of the Biden Administration to clean up...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 9, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
America?s farmers are concerned about a whole host of different issues: Infrastructure, taxes, biofuels, the environment, and more. All these issues are not only vital to the future of the American family farm, but they are vital to the future of America as a global...