The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued more than $2.2 billion in payments to more than 43,000 farmers across the country last month. The money aims to address a history of discriminatory lending practices by the USDA against Black and other minority farmers.
Iowa would use federal funding to expand the state’s newly created summer food assistance program for low-income families under a proposal from Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration.
The Iowa state agriculture department is asking for federal assistance to address the avian influenza outbreak, which on Friday was confirmed in a second herd of dairy cattle.
New U.S. Department of Agriculture data reveals that some counties, especially in Northeast and East-Central Iowa, produced millions less bushels last year.
Ag experts optimistic about increase in young farmers.
Corn yields went up, soybeans yields dipped and hay yields plummeted, according to USDA data. Local disparities aren’t known yet.
After 10 years of successes and complications of the Nutrient Reduction Strategy, The Gazette reviews how it could be improved.
The two-pronged plan details how Iowa hopes to reduce its nutrient pollution from agriculture and industry.
It’s not easy, even with the help of federal grants
Iowa ranks No. 4 in the United States for its crop insurance payouts due to drought and excess moisture.
Predicted rains may help replenish soil moisture before the ground freezes over.
Water quality, conservation agriculture, power grid and more to be discussed in seven panels at the 2023 Iowa Ideas virtual conference.
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart called on Iowa’s Republican U.S. House to put politics aside and work across the aisle on a budget resolution palatable to the Senate to avert a federal government shutdown.
“The government shutdown possibility sucks all of the oxygen out of the room,” Iowa State University professor Chad Hart says. “So until that is taken care of, you really can’t make forward progress on any other piece of legislation, including a Farm Bill.”
Crop yields will likely take a hit, although impacts will be variable field to field.
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