Rounds Urges Ag Secretary to Avoid Reopening U.S.-Mexico Cattle Trade Due to Detected Disease
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to thoroughly investigate the threat of the New World Screwworm (NWS) prior to reopening
North Dakota Approves Summit Permit to Sequester Carbon
(FARGO, ND)– On Thursday, Summit Carbon Solutions announced that it has received three Class VI sequestration permits from the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC). These permits will authorize the permanent storage of carbon dioxide in North Dakota
Bicameral Legislation Would End China Normal Trade, Boost Tariffs
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — House-Senate legislation would end Permanent Normal Trade Relations, or PNTR, with China and sharply boost tariffs on Chinese goods, risking a new trade war feared by US agriculture, industry and consumers. The GOP bill’s
AFBF President Duvall Seeks Fix for H-2A Farm Labor Issues in 2025
Farm labor has been an ongoing issue for the ag industry. With Republicans in control of both the House and Senate beginning January 3rd and President Trump returning to the White House on January 20th, American Farm
Judge Blocks Rule Strengthening Protections for Temporary Farmworkers Nationwide
The regulation, which grants organizing and safety protections to H-2A visa holders, had already been overturned in a number of states. A federal court blocked a rule strengthening legal protections for temporary farmworkers from going into effect
Reinke Unveils E3 Precision Center-pivot System
Reinke Manufacturing has unveiled its E3 precision series center pivot system — the third generation of Reinke Electrogator center-pivot systems. E3 takes things to the next level. It’s the first of its kind to have precision spacing
Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Flock, Disaster Proclamation Extended
The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Palo Alto County just days after the bird flu was detected in an egg-laying flock in Sioux County. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and
Invasive Jumping Worms Expanding Territory into the Northeast and Midwest
Native to central Asia and introduced to North America in the late 1800s, jumping worms have recently begun invading natural habitats in the Northeast and Midwest, spreading primarily through horticultural trade. There is also a possibility of
In a First, Arizona’s Attorney General Sues a Farm Over Water Use
With agricultural overuse and drought draining aquifers across Arizona, the state’s chief law enforcement officer is suing Saudi Arabia-based Fondomonte. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a nuisance lawsuit against an industrial agricultural operation Wednesday in a