Friday, May 17, 2024 2:42PM CDT
The House Republican farm bill raises reference prices more, allows all producers to obtain new base acres and makes other, bigger improvements to the farm safety net than the Senate framework that has been released. The House will push to markup the bill in committee next week. The 942-page bill outlines programs and authorities at USDA for roughly $1.4 trillion in spending over the next decade.
Friday, May 17, 2024 2:17PM CDT
Practical Farmers of Iowa is set to hold its largest field day season ever. Beginning in June and running through November, more than 50 farms across Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin will host field events highlighting topics that span the ag spectrum.