Trump budget would reduce many federal agricultural programs
When President Donald Trump’s 2018 spending bill landed on lawmakers’ desks last week, it jolted the agricultural industry from its roots, with one farm group declaring, “This budget fails agriculture and rural America.”
Ag secretary defends SNAP, under criticism of budget cuts
If there was a moment that made it clear President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget has zero chance of making it through Congress without many changes, it might have been during an exchange between lawmakers and recently installed USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue.
A live webcast from a working dairy farm is planned for World Milk Day on June 1, serving to help usher in Dairy Month – a celebration of the nation’s dairy farm families that has spanned more than 75 years.
Iowa Gov. Branstad is ambassador to China; Reynolds gets promotion
Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad was appointed U.S. ambassador to China on May 24, just two days after his confirmation by the Senate in an 82-13 vote – and five months after President Donald Trump first tapped him for the post.
Farmers recall helping livestock through disease tests
When highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and bovine tuberculosis (TB) were found in Indiana last year, producers in the affected areas had to deal with the uncertainty that comes with such diagnoses.
