Power outages always seem to happen when you’re busy on the farm and with predicted blackouts, farmers need to start thinking about how they will manage it.
Living in the Midwest, you know that agriculture is the way of life. During the Great Depression, people who moved away from the farm came back to their roots.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the United States Department of Agriculture is investing $1 billion in partnerships to support climate-smart farmers.
Good commodity prices and strong export markets are why Iowa State University ag economist Chad Hart is urging farmers to sell their crops before planting them.
New vaccine rules that require people to be vaccinated for COVID-19 are already seeing market strains with imports and exports between the US and Canada.