Egg Investigation by FDA Adds Criminal Aspect
The egg recall is taking yet another turn. The criminal division of the FDA and the Justice Department are joining forces to take the investigation beyond inspections of the egg farms involved.
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Mobile Technology Adds to Farmers' Soybean Arsenal
Smart phones are helping Iowa farmers grow healthy soybeans. Producers can now take information from the Iowa Soybean Association's web site with them wherever they go.
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Iowa Soybean Association Responds to USDA Crop Report
Ankeny, Iowa— This morning the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Annual Acreage report, the calculation of planted acres in U.S. farmland. The data, based on field surveys taken
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USDA Releases Acreage Report -- Corn and Soybean Acres Increase
Corn planted area for all purposes in 2010 is estimated at 87.9 million acres, up 2 percent from last year. The largest increases in planted acreage compared to last year are reported in Illinois
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Northey Comments on Iowa Crops and Weather Report - 6/28
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly
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Chinese Ports Clogged with Unclaimed Bean Shipments
ANKENY, Iowa – Soybean imports are now arriving in China in volumes that exceed traders' and processors' capacity to discharge and store them, causing serious congestion at Chinese ports. That news came
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Northey Comments on Iowa Crops and Weather Report
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October.
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Dakota Rural Action Applauds USDAs recent Undue Preference Rules
Dakota Rural Action is very happy with the proposed Undue Preference Rules released recently by the United States Department of Agricultures Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration. These
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Northey Encourages Quick Action on Biodiesel Tax Credit
(Des Moines, IA) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey issued the following statement encouraging quick action by Congressional leaders to pass an extension of the federal biodiesel blender's tax
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EPA Deal With Environmentalists Will Hurt Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 27, 2010 – The National Pork Producers Council today expressed deep frustration and anger over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's continuing efforts to develop costly agricultural
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Willow Holoubek to serve as A-FAN Organizational Director
LINCOLN, NE (May 24, 2010) — The Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (A-FAN) has named Willow Holoubek of David City as its Organizational Director, effective June 1. Holoubek will succeed
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NORTHEY: IOWA FARMERS VISITING MISSISSIPPI THIS WEEK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EFFORTS TO REDUCE POLLUTION IN GULF OF MEXICO
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey this week will lead a group of Iowa farmers and agricultural leaders to Mississippi to participate in the first leg of the "Iowa-Mississippi Farmer
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IRFA Members Push for Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) Executive Director Monte Shaw and IRFA members Delayne Johnson of Maple River Energy in Galva and Kevin Ross of Western Iowa Energy in Wall Lake have returned from
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Nebraska Farm Bureau Supports Keeping Grain Storage and Handling Fees at Current Levels
Lincoln, Nebraska (May 20, 2010) - Nebraska Farm Bureau urged the Public Service Commission to keep fees for grain storage and handling at their current rates at a public hearing May 19 conducted in Lincoln
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Emerald Ash Borer found in Iowa along banks of the Mississippi River in Allamakee County
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Emerald Ash Borer Team confirmed today that the emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive pest that kills ash trees, has been found in Iowa along the Mississippi River two miles
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Corn Growers: Time to End Use of Disputed Land Use Change Theory
(ST. LOUIS) May 17, 2010 -- The constantly shifting body of research surrounding impacts of ethanol on land use worldwide means only one thing, the National Corn Growers Association believes: It's time
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Pork Producers invited to Advanced Reproductive Management Seminars
CHEROKEE, Iowa -- Pork producers are invited to attend either of two workshops focusing on advanced swine reproductive management topics scheduled for early next month in northwest Iowa and northeast Nebraska. Iowa
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HERSETH SANDLIN ANNOUNCES FARM BILL HEARING WITNESS LIST
Sioux Falls, SD-Rep. Herseth Sandlin will host a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture next week focused on the drafting of the 2012 Farm Bill. This hearing will be held
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POET to testify before House Agriculture Committee
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (May 14, 2010) – POET Vice President of Commercial Development Scott Weishaar will detail how bold policy decisions have made ethanol a threat to fossil fuel dominance and how similar
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China Begins Accepting U.S. Pork Shipments
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 2010 – China today gave official notice that it is accepting shipments of U.S. pork, a move hailed by the National Pork Producers Council. Pork produced on or after May 1 now
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Ag, Secretary Announces Support for Small Producers and Cooperatives
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is accepting grant applications to assist small, socially disadvantaged agricultural producers and cooperatives in rural
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Planting Season Yields more than Corn and Soybeans
For farmers spring planting is a time of great optimism. Each acre is full of potential and as they travel across the field they look forward harvest. Challenges will certainly come during the growing
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CSIF sets series of June "Doing Things Right” on-farm workshop
(DES MOINES, IA – May 13, 2010) — The Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers (CSIF) invites Iowa farmers and the public to attend a series of June "Doing Things Right" on-farm workshops focusing on timely
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Northwest Iowa cattlemen seek the best cheeseburger recipe in Siouxland
Nothing says summer like a thick, juicy burger on the grill. When it comes to grilling, burgers are American's favorite choice. If you think you have a great burger recipe, the cattlemen and women in
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Northey Comments on Iowa Crops and Weather Report
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly
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Farmers Ahead of Schedule For Planting But Fear Cold Temps
(May 10) - - Farmers are setting a record pace for corn planting. According to the latest USDA crop progress report, 81 percent of the nation's corn has been planted, which compares to just 46 percent
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Special Feedlot Meeting Scheduled to Address EPA Rulings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials are visiting feedlots in Northwest Iowa with increased frequency this spring. The visits are the result of the Agency looking at operations that require
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Farm Bureau: Keep ‘Navigable’ in Clean Water Act
Lincoln, Nebraska (May 7, 2010) - Nebraska Farm Bureau is opposing new federal legislation that would subject non-navigable bodies of water to the requirements of the Clean Water Act. Man-made lakes and
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ISU Extension Region 1 to offer HR Training to Farmers
AMES, Iowa – Six northwest Iowa counties are working together to meet the needs of livestock producers, according to Cheryl Heronemus, director for Iowa State University Extension's Region 1. The region
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USDA Declares Five Nebraska Counties as Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Kimball and Morrill counties in Nebraska as natural disaster areas because of losses caused by
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Iowa Cattlemen Appoints New CEO
AMES, IA – The Iowa Cattlemen's Association (ICA) announced today the hiring of Duane Gangwish as their new CEO. ICA President Kent Pruismann from Rock Valley said, "Duane joins ICA with a broad knowledge
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Organic Farmers Making Their Voices Heard
