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Food pantry use is up in many Midwest communities, despite a reasonably strong economy and low unemployment rate. There can be several reasons for the…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed three changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) this year. They affect the…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out a record $4.24 billion in claims for acres farmers couldn’t plant this year.The “prevented planting”…
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By design, organic agriculture limits the products that can be applied to crops to kill pests and weeds, so farmers often look for other strategies to…
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Small farmers and their allies are responding to comments the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture made this week that suggested only big farms are likely to…
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Democratic presidential candidate and Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar chose a family farm in Ankeny that nearly abuts suburban housing as the backdrop…
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Among the bills passed by the legislature this session and now awaiting the governor’s signature is one allowing farmers to grow industrial hemp.It would…
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said this week that that a long-anticipated program for dairy farmers will be available June 17, with...
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Iowa’s senior U.S. senator is looking for a way to make life-saving medication more affordable to people.Republican Chuck Grassley chairs the U.S. Senate…
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Compared to the 89 millions acres of soybean in the U.S., the hemp industry is still meager at 25,000 acres , but experts expect that will quickly...