News & Events

White House threatens to veto House version of farm bill

Published Jun. 18, 2013

The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a five-year farm bill, saying that its proposed cuts to the food stamp program will leave some Americans hungry.

Wells Fargo picks Charlotte to plant agriculture hub

Published Jun. 7, 2013

Some of the satellite sites serving the hub could be in Florida, New York, Ohio or Pennsylvania, the bank said, although nothing official has been announced.

Weekly Cornbelt Crop Update

Published Jun. 7, 2013

The northwest Ohio and southern Michigan regions have had one of their best springs in quite a while. The crop continues to thrive, and they are “okay” for moisture today. They certainly won’t turn down a rain, but it is really hard to find a complaint with this crop. The only possible risk is that the majority of their corn crop all went in within a 5 day window.

Vilsack: Agriculture must adapt to climate change

Published Jun. 6, 2013

But he called the threat of a changing climate “much different than anything we’ve ever tackled” and warned that without more drastic changes, the accelerating pace and intensity of global warming during the next few decades might soon begin to significantly affect agriculture.

USDA Trade Mission Aims to Create Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Turkey

Published Jun. 7, 2013

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse is leading a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports to Turkey, this week. Representatives from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania, as well as 20 U.S. companies are participating.