27 Mar 2017

USDA Concludes 2017 Sunset Review

By USDA Office of Communications

On March 21, 2017, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the renewal of 187 substances on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) to conclude the 2017 Sunset Review. The new sunset date for these substances is March 15, 2022. These substances are used in organic crop and livestock production and organic handling/processing.

24 Mar 2017

Iowa Corn, Two Organizations with One Shared Mission: A Look Back 50 Years

By Lisa Cassady

JOHNSTON, IA - March 24, 2017 -  As our nation celebrates National Ag Week, let's recognize the roots of "The Corn State" we call home. Iowa's world-class corn production system didn't occur overnight. It happened because of our rich natural resource base and several determined corn farmer-visionaries who put Iowa on the map.

24 Mar 2017

Grassley Statement at a Hearing on the Nomination of George "Sonny" Perdue to be Secretary of Agriculture

By Grassley Press

March 23, 2017 - Mr. Chairman, I apologize for being late, I have been a little busy in the Judiciary Committee working to get Judge Gorsuch’s hearing wrapped up. 

However, I am glad we are here today considering Governor Perdue’s nomination for Secretary of Agriculture.  We need him to take the helm at the Department of Agriculture and start steering.

Mr. Perdue, welcome to the Senate Agriculture Committee.    

22 Mar 2017

Iowa FFA Holds 89th Annual Conference

By Scott Johnson

ANKENY, Iowa--FFA members across Iowa will be celebrating success when they gather for the 89th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 9-11 at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is the 5th largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization.

21 Mar 2017

Iowa Finance Authority Marks National Ag Day by Celebrating Beginning Iowa Farmers Obtaining 1.7 Million Acres of Farm Ground

By Ashley Jared

Iowa Agricultural Development Division has Assisted Nearly 6,000 Iowa Beginning Farmers Obtain 1.7 Million Acres of Farm Ground

20 Mar 2017

Branstad signs proclamation to allow the transportation of oversize and overweight loads of forage through Iowa

By Office of the Governor of the State of Iowa

Proclamation allows oversize and overweight transport until May 16, 2017

20 Mar 2017

USDA Publishes National Organic Standards Board Meeting Proposals and Discussion Documents

By USDA Office of Communications

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) posted meeting materials and an updated agenda for the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Spring meeting, to be held in Denver, CO, April 19-21, 2017. Documents are posted on the Spring 2017 NOSB meeting webpage.

20 Mar 2017

Q&A: National Ag Week (March 19-25, 2017) With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

By Grassley Press

Q: Why is National Ag Week a good reminder for Americans to appreciate how food gets to their tables?

14 Mar 2017

Grassley, Stabenow Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Agricultural Interests in Foreign Acquisitions

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – U.S.

13 Mar 2017

No, Really, Iowa’s Farms are Almost Entirely Family Owned

By Lisa Cassady

JOHNSTON, Iowa, March 9, 2017 – There is a popular myth out there that today’s modern food production system is being run by corporations or industrialized agriculture.

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