Following years of inaction on the Clean Water for Iowa Act, one Iowa lawmaker is looking to advance several smaller bills that would improve monitoring and strengthen permit requirements for large industrial farms.
The analysis of federal price indexes also shows agricultural producers have consistently paid more to operate than they have received in return, with costs outpacing prices in every month since at least 2015.
While ADM admitted no wrongdoing, three former executives, including the chief financial officer, have been named in connection to fraudulently inflating the value of one of its businesses.
New data shows Brazil’s growing dominance in China’s soybean market and why it’s a rising concern for U.S. growers. A look at long-term trade trends, producer sentiment, and what’s at stake for Midwest agriculture.
Food affordability boils down to one simple thing. How much did my groceries cost? The Bureau of Labor Statistics says prices are higher in five of six tracked food-at-home categories. And no amount of White House gaslighting is going to change that.
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Investigate Midwest, the Arkansas Times, and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk will host a live virtual panel examining the impacts on U.S. farmers.
Since 2022, agriculture exports to China have decreased by more than 55%, but there have been increases to Canada, Mexico and some South American countries.
