agriculture
Renewed debate over North Dakota's anti-corporate farming law under way
For the second time in nearly a decade, North Dakota is considering changes to a longstanding law that blocks corporate ownership of farms.
Push to rebuild regional food systems as 2023 Farm Bill takes shape
Next week, farmers and their advocates head to Washington, D.C., to push for shifting federal programs toward growing nutritious food, as lawmakers gear up to reauthorize the Farm Bill.
USDA Update – January 30, 2023
Agriculture news and information from the Eads USDA Service Center Staff in Kiowa County, Colorado.
Border police dealing with new smuggling problem: eggs
The United States Customs and Border Protection is asking Americans to stop trying to smuggle in raw eggs from Mexico.
USDA launching revenue-based disaster and pandemic assistance programs
Agricultural producers can begin to apply for two new important programs for revenue losses, from 2020 and 2021 natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rural Americans aren’t included in inflation figures – and their cost of living may be rising faster
When the Federal Reserve convenes at the end of January 2023 to set interest rates, it will be guided by one key bit of data: the U.S. inflation rate. The problem is, that stat ignores a sizable chunk of the country - rural America.
Iowans against ‘factory farms’ rally at state capitol
Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture held a rally Wednesday at the Capitol to demand legislators call for a moratorium on new and expanded "factory farms."
Farm group asks Federal Trade Commission to investigate egg price collusion
A national farmers' advocacy group is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the possibility of price collusion between major egg producers.
Nebraska’s Ho-Chunk Farms to focus on conservation in 2023
A northeast Nebraska farming operation is starting the new year with an even bigger commitment to conservation, and they hope other farms take note.