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Vilsack and Napolitano support immigration bill
U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano support the Senate immigration bill that Vilsack says will be good for agriculture. “And there’s no question that … [Read More...]
Featured: 2013 ASTA
Reflecting and looking ahead with ASTA Chairmen
Blake Curtis of New Mexico based Curtis & Curtis Seed is the outgoing chairman of the American Seed Trade Association. He says this past year of service has been a successful one. “A number … [Read More...]
Rural Issues
An update on the sow housing issue–part 1
Dallas Hockman is the director of industry affairs with the National Pork Producers Council. For the past few months, Hockman has been meeting with various restaurant, grocery and food service … [Read More...]
Managing For Profit
Is this the new normal?
Last year it was the worst drought in years. This year – farmers have been battled cool, rainy temperatures to get the crop in the ground. Purdue extension agronomist Bob Nielsen says farmers … [Read More...]
Innovations
Raven’s new mechanical drive steering system
Raven Industries has launched a new mechanical steering system called SmarTrax MD. At the recent Raven Innovation Summit near Sioux Falls, we discussed the features and benefits of SmarTrax MD with … [Read More...]
Healthy Living
Food safety inside the fridge
Food safety concerns don’t just involve foods we leave out but also foods we store IN the refrigerator. Tammy Roberts is a nutrition and health specialist with the University of Missouri Extension … [Read More...]
Inside D.C.
Trust me, I’m from the government…
Consider the following: President Obama’s current public approval rating is 45%. The public’s overall trust and approval of the federal government is 28%. Public approval of the job Congress is … [Read More...]
Cyndi Young’s Two Cents
The problem is perception
Commentary. This is an unprecedented time for agriculture in this country - in this world. While farmers are producing record amounts of food and feed grains, the separation between those who grow … [Read More...]
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