Lyons, Neb. - Center for Rural Affairs Policy Director Johnathan Hladik today said the organization looks forward to working with Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture nominee.

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today met with Robert Lighthizer, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as United States Trade Representative. The Finance Committee, where Grassley is a senior member and former chairman, will handle the nomination. Grassley made the following comment on the meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017/National FFA Organization) – During the past two weeks, 75 FFA members visited South Africa for a 12-day educational and cultural experience.

ANKENY, Iowa--Students from FFA chapters across Iowa were involved in a once in a lifetime opportunity the week of January 9, 2017. The National FFA Experience State Week program selected the Iowa FFA Association as the 2017 host. This week-long program was an activity of the National FFA Organization made possible with support from Animal Health International through the Iowa FFA Foundation.

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa is a long-time advocate for renewable fuels. Last week he convened a meeting among several senators from biofuels-producing states and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President-elect Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, to convey the importance of biofuels to job creation, energy security, the environment and meeting the country’s significant energy needs.

Applications requested for innovative partner-driven projects

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2017 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today invited potential conservation partners, including private industry, non-government organizations, Indian tribes, state and local governments, water districts, and universities to submit project applications for federal funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

JOHNSTON, Iowa, December 1, 2016 - Iowa Corn proudly announces today the 23 Iowa college students who will make up the seventh

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations for 2017. Loebsack, who serves as the co-chair of th...

Iowa Biodiesel Board says increase is modest, but positive for Iowa 

(ANKENY, IOWA) – The Environmental Protection Agency today released final Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2018, laying the groundwork for a modest increase in Ame...

The soy checkoff was built by farmers, for farmers. Future commodity prices, return on investment and overall profitability are just a few things that will be discussed during the United Soybean Board’s Annual Meeting. The checkoff is committed ...

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