10 Jun 2025

Iowa Pork Producers Association Welcomes 2025 Summer Interns

By Kevin Hall

CLIVE, IOWA (June 10, 2025) — The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) has welcomed two Iowa State University students as summer interns. Alley Odland of Webster City, Iowa, will gain hands-on experience in promotions and communications, while Josh Wiley of Walker, Iowa, will gain hands-on experience in outreach and legislative engagement as part of IPPA’s efforts to support future leaders in the pork industry.

05 Jun 2025

Iowa Farmers Supply Corn for Return of Yield of Dreams Beer

By Sydney Garrett

JOHNSTON, IOWA (June 5, 2025) — Yield of Dreams, a lager brewed with corn from across Iowa, is returning with hopes of making an even bigger splash.

03 Jun 2025

Vietnamese Delegation Signing of US Agriculture Products Including Corn

By Sydney Garrett

JOHNSTON, IOWA (June 3, 2025) — On June 2, Iowa welcomed over fifty members of the Vietnamese delegation to the Iowa State Capitol for the signing of five memoranda of understanding (MOUs) between the Vietnamese feed industry and private companies from the United States, focusing on increasing trade of U.S. grains including corn.

23 May 2025

Iowa Corn Growers Deeply Troubled by MAHA Report Release

By Sydney Garrett

JOHNSTON, IOWA (May 23, 2025) — Earlier today, the Make America Healthy Again Commission released its long-awaited report, which denigrates the safety of key pesticides used by corn growers and other farmers. In response, the Iowa Corn Growers Association released the following statement:

15 May 2025

Iowa Farm Bureau Appreciates Iowa Legislature’s Passage of Several Policy and Budget Priorities Important to Iowa Agriculture

By Andrew Wheeler

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 15, 2025) — Following the conclusion of the 2025 Iowa legislative session, Farm Bureau members are encouraged by the passage of several policy and budget priorities that are important to agriculture and rural Iowa, including the modernization of the Grain Indemnity Fund and support for animal agriculture.

28 Apr 2025

Corn Grower Groups Urging Ford to Stand with Rural America

By Sydney Garrett

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 28, 2025) — The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), alongside more than twenty other state corn organizations and the National Corn Growers Association, is formally calling on Ford Motor Company to reinstate its production of Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) and reengage in advancing renewable-fuel technologies that support rural America.

07 Apr 2025

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Launches New Phase of Consider Corn Challenge

By Sydney Garrett

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 7, 2025) — The 

04 Apr 2025

Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) Calls for Resolution to Trade Conflict

By Sydney Garrett

JOHNSTON, IOWA (April 4, 2025) — President Trump announced his global tariff plan during his “Make American Wealthy Again” event on April 2. The plan includes adding a universal tariff of 10% on all US trading partners, effective on midnight, April 5, and roughly sixty of the US’s top trading partners will be subject to higher rates, effective on midnight, April 9. In response, Stu Swanson, Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) President, released the following statement:

04 Apr 2025

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Announces Sweeping Reforms to Protect National Forests and Boost Domestic Timber Production

By US Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2025) — US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued a Secretarial Memo to establish an “Emergency Situation Determination” on 

02 Apr 2025

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Announces Agricultural Trade Promotion Programs for 2025

By US Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON DC (April 2, 2025) — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching agricultural trade promotion programs for 2025 and accepting applications for four export market development programs.

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