Midwest
The latest agricultural news related to Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and other states in the Midwestern region of the U.S.
Global food prices inched upward for the third consecutive month according to the latest FAO Food Price Index. While some Americans struggle to source their next meal, others are ordering high-priced food delivery straight to their door more than ever before.
Maritime trade resumes in Baltimore, as rail labor halts in Canada; farmer sentiment drops; plus, new studies and aid in the wake of HPAI H5N1 cases in dairy cattle.
According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, no part of Iowa is experiencing extreme levels of drought for the first time in nearly two years.
Now that the EPA is allowing some states to purchase E15 biofuel during the summer, lawmakers and regulators are touting
Farmers have put their spring planting progress on hold after severe storms ravaged some parts of the Midwest.
New testing requirements for dairy cattle producers facing HPAI; ranchers fire back on a controversial proposal from the Bureau of Land Management; and our latest feel-good stories about some country music legends.
So far, Black Cutworm Moths have been trapped in Wisconsin and Illinois. The invasive pest larvae can cause crop damage if the eggs are not destroyed before they hatch.
While the “I” states are waiting for better weather, corn plantings are picking up in drier corners of farm country.
One drawback of co-equal ownership in estate planning is the right of partition of a co-owner. That’s a particularly acute problem when parents have both on-farm and off-farm heirs.
Another round of HPAI cases in poultry and dairy cattle plague Michigan producers, updates on the Kansas wildfires, and other top rural news stories from last week.
Wildfires have broken out in Kansas, consuming thousands of acres north of Manhattan.
