Farm Action Fund Responds to Spartz Checkoff Amendment, Calls Out Motives of Opponents
Washington, D.C. — Today, Farm Action Fund weighed in on the heated debate spurred by Representative Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN-5) amendment to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024, which
SDSU Extension to Host 34th Annual Winter Wheat Meeting Aug. 17 in Draper
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension and the Jones County Crop Improvement Association will host the 34th Annual Winter Wheat Meeting on Aug. 17, 2023, in Draper, South Dakota. The meeting provides South Dakota wheat
Biofuel Crop Expansion Contributes to Loss of Grassland Birds in North Dakota, Study Finds
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of corn and soybeans as compared with oil and gas development and other types
Weekly Ethanol Production for 7/21/2023
This article is provided by the Renewable Fuels Association According to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association for the week ending July 21, ethanol production expanded 2.2% to 1.094 million b/d, equivalent to 45.95 million
Minnesota Farm Bureau at Farmfest 2023
EAGAN, Minn. – The Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) will have an active presence at Farmfest 2023 in Redwood County, Minn., Aug. 1-3. This annual event brings together the best in agribusiness from Minnesota and around the country,
Senate Passes Rounds Amendment to Ban China, Russia, North Korea and Iran from Buying American Farmland
WASHINGTON – The United States Senate passed an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that bans foreign adversaries from purchasing American farmland and agricultural businesses. The amendment, Rounds 813, will be included in the Senate version
Spring Wheat Tour Find Decent Yields on Day One
MANDAN, N.D. (DTN) — If Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council’s Spring Wheat and Durum Tour had a theme, it would be crop variability. Yet when the results were tallied from 130 spring wheat fields checked
U.S. Egg Production Increased in June
United States egg production totaled 9.08 billion during June 2023, up four percent from the same time last year. USDA’s monthly Chicken and Eggs report shows production included 7.78 billion table eggs, and 1.3 billion hatching eggs,
Russians Hit Danube Grain Warehouses, Alternate Route for Limited Ukraine Exports
Russia has expanded its attack on Ukraine’s grain exports to the Danube River, a key waterway through Romania, further squeezing global grain supplies and driving up world food prices. First, Russia’s missiles struck grain stockpiles in Ukraine’s
USDA Announces Emergency Rural Health Care Grants
The Department of Agriculture Tuesday announced Emergency Rural Health Care Grant recipients. Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made the announcement in Charlottesville, Virginia. The funds will expand access to health care for more than five million people