A group representing Iowa farmers is among those suing the U.S.D.A. after significant rule changes to the Rural Energy for America Program. They claim new eligibility requirements illegally cut solar projects from the program and the agency left people on the hook for...
A coalition of farm groups is sponsoring a website where farmers can anonymously explain the difficulties they’ve had in buying fertilizer. Over 170 farmers from 13 states were in Ogden Friday to make public statements in front of a top USDA official who used to...
Two candidates running for statewide office are calling for a majority of the food served in Iowa schools to be raised in Iowa. Zach Lahn, the Republican candidate for governor, said it’s about creating new markets to give farmers an “off-ramp” to...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins visited the Farm Progress Show in Boone yesterday, touting announcements for the cattle industry that came after President Trump waived tariff charges on imported beef for 90 days to reduce ground beef prices for consumers....
A top Trump Administration official says negotiations with Canada for revisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement have been challenging. Luke Lindberg, the USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Agricultural Affairs, visited the Iowa State Fair on...
