By Cami Koons Iowa senators voted 27-22 late Monday to pass a bill to limit the ability of carbon sequestration pipelines to use eminent domain, sending it to the governor’s desk after a drawn-out debate. The decision follows four years of Iowans and House lawmakers urging for eminent domain reform…

By Cami Koons State representatives approved a budget from the Senate on Tuesday that would increase funding for agriculture and natural resources departments by $682,000 compared to the current fiscal year. The budget for the upcoming 2025/2026 fiscal year prioritizes funding to prevent the spread of foreign animal disease, supports…

The sky is the limit when it comes to the utility of drones on the farm, and their popularity is soaring. Uses range from crop scouting and fungicide application to seeding cover crops. Over the past decade, the use of spray drones has been doubling year-over-year, said Arthur Erickson, CEO at Hylio.…

Two North Dakota judges have ruled that lawsuits filed by landowners against carbon pipeline company Summit Carbon Solutions can proceed over objections about court procedures. Several landowners are suing Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions, which is attempting to build a network of pipelines across five states. The pipelines would take carbon…

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday canceled existing grants under its Food for Progress food aid program, according to an email seen by Reuters and two sources familiar with the situation. The Food for Progress program sends U.S. commodities abroad for agricultural and…

By Maximilian Heath SAN ANDRES DE GILES, Argentina, May 15 (Reuters) – On Cristian Giacobone’s farm in the heart of Argentina’s Pampas plains, workers in the soy fields have been up since dawn, racing to harvest the rain-delayed crop before the arrival of new storms that will make threshing more difficult. The soy crop,…