by Staff Editor | Feb 21, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Growth in farm real estate values remained strong but showed some signs of easing alongside higher interest rates. The Kansas City Federal Reserve says the average interest rates on farm loans increased from record lows at the beginning of last year to decade highs by...
by Staff Editor | Feb 20, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new restrictions on using over-the-top dicamba herbicides in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and South Dakota. The label changes say no spraying on dicamba-tolerant soybeans in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana after June 12 or the V4...
by Staff Editor | Feb 17, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A new partnership was put in place at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Conference. NASDA, the USDA, the National Pork Board, and the National Pork Producers Council are working together to enhance coordination and preparedness...
by Staff Editor | Feb 16, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Farmers and ranchers still have time to be counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although the deadline for submitting the ag census just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed census...
by Staff Editor | Feb 15, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
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...