01 Nov 2016

USDA Announces $331 Million Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure in Rural Communities

By USDA Office of Communications

Nearly Half of Grant Funds to Assist Persistently Poor StrikeForce Counties

 
28 Oct 2016

USDA Invests $1.7 Billion to Protect Sensitive Agricultural Lands through Conservation Reserve Program

By USDA Office of Communications

More than Half a Million Americans Involved with Protecting 24 Million Acres

 
26 Oct 2016

USDA Provides $3.6 Billion for Electric Projects in 31 States

By USDA Office of Communications

Department to Help Finance 82 Projects to Increase Reliability of Rural Electric Utility Systems

 
26 Oct 2016

Iowa Corn Provides Media Resources to Cover Corn Harvest

By Lisa Cassady

Just as farmers continue to work hard to harvest this year's crop, we know you as media are working just as hard to cover Iowa's corn harvest from many angles. Below are a few resources and ideas we would like to provide to you for your Harvest 20...

21 Oct 2016

Farm Bill Safety Net Payments Provide Producers Small Cushion

By Becky L. King

 

AMES, Iowa – Final data on 2015 county level yields was recently released by the USDA Farm Service Agency. This is the final information needed for calculating payment rates under the Agriculture Risk Coverage-County (ARC-CO) program....

17 Oct 2016

Chinese Delegates, Top Iowa Officials Gather in Des Moines for U.S. Soy Contract Signing Ceremony

By US Soybean Export Council

$2.1 billion in soy purchasing agreements signed, on top of $1.8 billion signed by Chinese delegates in Sept.

DES MOINES (Oct. 14, 2016) – Six weeks ago, Chinese buyers committed to purchase nearly $1.8 billio...

12 Oct 2016

Common Insecticide Identified in Midwestern Streams

By Heidi Koontz

Bifenthrin combats pests, but may harm aquatic ecosystems

A common insecticide used in urban and agricultural areas, bifenthrin, is harmful to aquatic ecosystems at levels that were previously considered safe, according to a new study by t...

04 Oct 2016

USDA Issues Safety-Net Payments to Farmers in Response to 2015 Market Downturn

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that beginning today, many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) o...

04 Oct 2016

FACT SHEET: The White House Rural Forum

By USDA Office of Communications

"Strong rural communities are key to a stronger America" – President Barack Obama

Tomorrow, on Wednesday, October 5, the Whi...

04 Oct 2016

Food and Agriculture Co-op Income Again Sets Record in 2015, USDA Data Show

By USDA Office of Communications

Net Income for Top 100 Co-ops Rose by 14 Percent

 

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