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The highly pathogenic avian flu is driving up egg prices and tightening the supply for Iowa’s egg producers.
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A new agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture makes Iowa the seventh state where some small meat lockers can sell products in other…
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Pork processing fell nearly 40 percent following temporary closures at meatpacking plants across the Midwest last month. That’s created a backlog of…
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Congress has reached a deal to keep the federal government open, pending a final vote in the Senate that’s expected this week. The spending bill also…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is laying out its plan for hemp production, 10 months after the 2018 farm bill paved the way for farmers to grow it.…
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The State Emergency Operations Center in Johnston, Iowa, has sloped auditorium-style seating and plenty of outlets to keep laptops and cell phones…
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When former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey was tapped for a federal job with the U.S. Department of Agriculture last year, his old job was…
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Iowa’s secretary of agriculture says he’s continuing to monitor the impacts of heavy rains that battered Northern Iowa last month. Heavier than normal…
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The U.S. House's attempt to pass a farm bill failed this morning. A number of Republicans were trying to leverage votes for a conservative immigration…
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In 2006, voters elected Bill Northey to be Secretary of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Now, after 11 years, Northey has resigned…