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MASONVILLE, Iowa — Hog producers are finding new digital tools like mobile data entry and cloud-based data management systems can help save time and improve their operations.

MASONVILLE, Iowa — Hog producers are finding new digital tools like mobile data entry and cloud-based data management systems can help save time and improve their operations.

Editor’s note: Ray Starling, special assistant to President Donald Trump for agriculture, trade and food assistance, briefed media April 24 on the next day’s agriculture roundtable and on the planned executive order regarding regulatory reform. These are excerpts from the…

I read with interest the letter to the editor in the April 29 issue by the president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association that the proposed new GIPSA Farmer Fair Practice Rules would be bad for farmers.

This milk market mess came to the public’s attention when Grassland Dairy Products, Greenwood, Wis., dropped a large number of its farmer suppliers because Grassland said Canada had stopped buying some Grassland milk exports. Our dairy industry immediately blamed Canada…

Editor’s note: Ray Starling, special assistant to President Donald Trump for agriculture, trade and food assistance, briefed media April 24 on the next day’s agriculture roundtable and on the …

I read with interest the letter to the editor in the April 29 issue by the president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association that the proposed new GIPSA Farmer Fair Practice Rules would be …

This milk market mess came to the public’s attention when Grassland Dairy Products, Greenwood, Wis., dropped a large number of its farmer suppliers because Grassland said Canada had stopped bu…

Dan Goebel

LONE TREE, Iowa — Tom Hotz was making good progress planting corn on his farm in southern Johnson County April 24.

LONE TREE, Iowa — Tom Hotz was making good progress planting corn on his farm in southern Johnson County April 24.

Josh Nelson

HUDSON, Iowa — In the past two years, Maria Geisler got the chance to see several presidential candidates as they made their way around Iowa. Last week she got a chance to question the new United States Secretary of Agriculture.

HUDSON, Iowa — In the past two years, Maria Geisler got the chance to see several presidential candidates as they made their way around Iowa. Last week she got a chance to question the new Uni…

Editor’s note: The following was written by Allie Arp, Iowa Soybean Association research communications specialist, for the ISA On-Farm Network.

Editor’s note: The following was written by Allie Arp, Iowa Soybean Association research communications specialist, for the ISA On-Farm Network.

BOONE, Iowa — Kurt Todd got most of his corn planted before the rain arrived and the temperatures plummeted.

BOONE, Iowa — Kurt Todd got most of his corn planted before the rain arrived and the temperatures plummeted.