U.S. farm income is forecast to drop substantially in 2023 as commodity prices fall and expenses rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service reported this month.
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By Adam Goldstein - Iowa Capital Dispatch Agriculture Feb. 20, 2023 6:00 am102d ago
U.S. farm income is forecast to drop substantially in 2023 as commodity prices fall and expenses rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service reported this month.
Erin Jordan, The Gazette, and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America Agriculture Feb. 16, 2023 11:55 am106d ago
Agriculture contributes more than 10% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States today, and Iowa — with 13 million acres of corn and seven hogs per person — is one of the top two emitters, second only to Texas, since 1990.
Erin Jordan Agriculture Feb. 14, 2023 6:03 pm108d ago
Iowa could lose 75 percent of its 42 ethanol plants — with cascading harm to the corn industry — without carbon dioxide pipelines proposed for the state, according to a study commissioned by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.
Erin Jordan Agriculture Feb. 5, 2023 5:00 am117d ago
ChopLocal.com, an Iowa-based online market created in 2020 to connect small meat producers with customers, now is helping 45 farms and butcher shops in 12 states sell their products directly to consumers.
Erin Jordan Agriculture Feb. 2, 2023 5:00 am120d ago
As the American dairy industry has struggled, Austin and Jenna Schulte got a $36,000 Value-Added Producer Grant from the USDA to create a business plan and conduct a feasibility study on opening a creamery in Benton County.
Agriculture Jan. 25, 2023 7:07 pm128d ago
A case of avian influenza has been confirmed at a commercial turkey flock.
Agriculture Jan. 20, 2023 2:21 pm133d ago
The Sierra Club of Iowa and Trout Unlimited are asking a judge in Polk County District Court to overturn an April 2021 by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to approve Supreme Beef’s plan for storing and disposing of manure.
Agriculture Jan. 20, 2023 9:37 am133d ago
The Rodale Institute Midwest Organic Center, established in 2019, is a small but mighty team working to reduce chemicals used in food production.
Agriculture Jan. 19, 2023 5:26 pm134d ago
A longstanding battle between farmers and John Deere is being resolved.
By Jared Strong - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Agriculture Jan. 19, 2023 11:53 am134d ago
The industry is an important market for Iowa farmers: More than half of the state’s corn is used to produce ethanol.
Higher Ed Jan. 17, 2023 5:17 pm136d ago
Five years after lawmakers denied Iowa State University the full $100 million it sought for a new and updated Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory – which underpins Iowa’s $32.5 billion dollar animal agriculture industry and aids in animal health emergencies, like the bird flu – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday committed another $40 million to the new lab.
Government & Politics Jan. 12, 2023 5:39 pm141d ago
Citing growing concern about Chinese investment in U.S. agriculture, Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson announced a renewed push to more closely monitor foreign ownership of farmland across the country.
Agriculture Jan. 12, 2023 3:32 pm141d ago
It has been a month since the state confirmed its last case of the bird flu.
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