Congress could achieve significant savings in the crop insurance program by reducing guaranteed payments to insurers and requiring wealthy operators to pay more for taxpayer-subsidized coverage, said the Government Accountability Office on Monday. The reforms could save billions of dollars on a program estimated to cost $101 billion over the next decade.…

By Kevin Hardy Andy Gipson gets concerned even when American allies such as the Netherlands and Germany invest in large swaths of Mississippi’s farmland. “It just bothers me at a gut level,” he said. For Gipson, Mississippi’s commissioner of agriculture and commerce, the growing trend of foreign ownership could threaten…

Farmers around the country wrap up fall field work, reflect on the 2023 growing season, and prepare their businesses for the new year. Kelly Garrett – Arion, Iowa Kelly Garrett is a fifth-generation farmer in western Iowa. Garrett farms 4,000 acres of corn, over 1,800 acres of soybeans, and 170…

Current rules have few of the complex but generous provisions of laws passed during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s back to more normal,” says Kristine Tidgren, director of Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation. It also could be a calm before big changes. At the end of 2025,…

Maybe you can’t tell the difference between 15 and 32 degrees Fahrenheit after spending a few minutes outside, but your cattle can. “Slight changes in temperature can have a considerable impact on energy and cow nutritional requirements,” said Elizabeth Belew, Ph.D., cattle nutritionist with Purina Animal Nutrition. Cold stress occurs…

Living to Serve isn’t just an unused, trite motto uttered as part of FFA marketing — it’s a living, breathing mentality that FFA chapters are quick to embody, especially as the holiday season rapidly approaches.  These community service endeavors not only benefit the recipients but also instill a sense of…