Now that President Donald Trump’s Once Big Beautiful Bill has been signed into law, the next priority of ag advocates is getting a “skinny” farm bill passed. The existing 2018 farm bill has already ...

It should be clear by now that, despite the assurances from President Donald Trump and his allies in government, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last ...

During the Christmas season, President Trump announced a $12 billion supplemental taxpayer subsidy to farmers to “offset bad Biden policies.” Others say the subsidies are to offset Trump’s trade wars ...

David R. Russell is a retired teacher from Ames, who enjoys kayaking in clean waters and Sunday drives in the countryside. He has paid federal income tax since age 17. For decades now I’ve read ...

If Nepal seeks a stable food supply, reduced imports and a stronger rural economy, it must protect those who till the soil. Used effectively, farm insurance can give farmers the confidence to invest ...

Brian Duncan, who is president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, transfers corn into a red grain cart on Sept. 27, 2024, in Polo, Illinois. Family farming dates back to the 1900s for the Duncan family.

WASHINGTON (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Agriculture policy experts in a press conference Wednesday hosted by Environmental Working Group said the massive budget reconciliation bill waiting for debate and ...