Month: May 2025

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says some corn and soybean planting has slowed across the state. “There have been some delays now or some folks and planters that have been sitting,” he said. “That’s because [Read More…]

A farm real estate specialist says the farmland market has been picking up steam in Iowa. Jim Rothermich with Iowa Appraisal says auction volume jumped significantly in April. “I keep track of all the land [Read More…]

A Nebraska state senator says a bill recently passed by lawmakers could help ag producers better manage water resources. Tom Brandt, a farmer from Plymouth, says the bill will consolidate two state agencies in an [Read More…]

Many agricultural groups are encouraging the US EPA to revise the 2023 Waters of the U.S. rule, not to repeal and replace it. The agency is currently seeking stakeholder feedback as it works on key [Read More…]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the northern two-thirds of the country, while cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to Florida’s peninsula and an area stretching from [Read More…]

Additional showers and thunderstorms in Oklahoma and environs could aggravate flooding in areas already experiencing elevated river levels.  However, dry weather will briefly return across the southern Plains by week’s end, as showers and thunderstorms [Read More…]

At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were lower, watching the rest of the week’s direct business develop. June live cattle closed $1.25 higher at $209.65 and August live cattle closed $.60 [Read More…]

Sunflower growers in South Dakota can use Malathion to control red sunflower weevils this year. Tom Gere with the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources says the U.S. EPA has granted a special [Read More…]

Some farmers might be running short on patience as Congress continues work on a new farm bill. Southwest Minnesota corn and soybean grower Bryan Biegler says he’s frustrated it’s taking so long. “Talk about trying [Read More…]

Michigan lawmakers have approved funding increases that could offset federal funding cuts at the USDA. State Senator Sam Singh says conservation districts need to be supported. “The cuts that we’re seeing at the federal level [Read More…]

The Secretary of Agriculture says farmers are part of the solution as the Make America Healthy Again Commission is focused on increasing access to healthy foods. Brooke Rollins says the U.S. is currently facing a [Read More…]