04 May 2016

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the launch of a new private investment fund with the potential to inject $100 million into small food and agriculture businesses across rural America. The fund, known a...

02 May 2016

USDA Offers New Loans for Portable Farm Storage and Handling Equipment

By USDA Office of Communications

Portable Equipment Can Help Producers, including Small-Scale and Local Farmers, Get Products to Market Quickly

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29, 2016 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide a new financing option to help farmers pu...

29 Apr 2016

USDA Offers New Resource to Help Food Hubs Improve Financial Performance

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2016 – Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Sam Rikkers today announced a new resource to help food hubs improve their financial performance. Food hubs, which are a businesses or organizations that manage the...

25 Apr 2016

Fact Sheet: Trans-Pacific Partnership: New Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Vietnam

By USDA Office of Communications

Vietnam, April 25, 2016 - Secretary Vilsack traveled to Vietnam today to meet with his counterparts from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, among others, to discuss the details of the Tran...

22 Apr 2016

Iowa lawmakers vote to extend, expand state biodiesel incentives

By Jenna Higgins Rose

Iowa Biodiesel Board applauds effort to boost biodiesel usage and keep production in state

(ANKENY, IOWA) – The Iowa House passed legislation today to extend and expand state biodiesel incentives, a move commended by the Iowa Biod...

20 Apr 2016

leasing problem at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

By Grassley Press

A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds fault with the leasing of unused office space at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.  Sen. Chuck Grassley...

19 Apr 2016

Electrical safety tips for farmers

By Kyla Kruse

Farming is in the top 10 civilian occupations with high fatal work injury rates. Safe Electricity reminds farmers to keep safety top of mind during planting season and shares tips on how to reduce the risk of having an accident involving elect...

19 Apr 2016

Grassley Wins Fight for Transparency in CFTC Reauthorization

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – During consideration yesterday of the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Senator Chuck Grassley fought to ensure that data compiled by the commission remained subject to the Freedom of Informatio...

18 Apr 2016

Smiddy Fighting to Protect Agricultural Education Funding

By Paul Ferrero

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, is leading the fight to protect agricultural education by supporting a measure that would continue funding for agricultural science and business lessons for Illinois students.

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15 Apr 2016

News from the ISU EXTENSION SCOTT COUNTY office, April 15, 2016

By Angela M. Orr

Nearly two-thirds of Iowa farmers increasing soil health practices according to ISU Extension and Outreach study

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