Agriculture

The United States Government Accountability Office recently made six recommendations on how USDA can improve its reporting on foreign-owned land across the country.

Ethanol sales could increase more if summer limits on E15 are permanently lifted, the renewable fuels group said.

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal received bipartisan support in its first legislative step; a Republican senator dismissed concerns over lack of transparency called for in the bill.

Ethanol producer signs on to the Summit CO2 pipeline, hay costs pressure cattle industry

Because POET’s Iowa plants were not on Summit’s original route, they won’t be part of Summit’s permit application now under review by the Iowa Utilities Board.

Iowa’s 2024 legislative session has featured bills that would affect Iowa’s land, water and air. Here are seven introduced by Republicans this month.

Across the state, ranchers have reported tight or insufficient feed levels following 2023’s low hay yields and poor hay quality. Many have had to buy more hay to supplement their own stocks, with above-normal hay prices cutting into their bottom lines. Non-feed costs are also creeping higher.

Corn yields went up, soybeans yields dipped and hay yields plummeted, according to USDA data. Local disparities aren’t known yet.