by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 1, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he hopes Iowa officials reconsider the decision to turn down additional federal food assistance in the summer for about 240,000 Iowa children from low income households. “I’m hopeful that at some point in time...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 30, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says as the USDA extends grants and loans for everything from broadband expansion to production of alternative crops, not all that spending has to be tucked into the Farm Bill. “Some of it’s going to be met through...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 29, 2023 | News
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says small and mid-sized farms are part of the country’s “muscular core” and specialized farming is how they’re likely to flourish. “The notion of getting big or getting out runs counter, I think, to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 7, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Former Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne is now a member of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s senior staff. Axne is the USDA’s Senior Advisor for Rural Engagement, Delivery and Prosperity. Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, served two terms in the U.S....
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 7, 2023 | News
Iowa State University is getting a more than half a million dollar grant from the U.S.D.A. to support research focused on planting two crops in the same field, like soybeans and winter wheat. It’s called relay intercropping and researchers are assessing how it...