An Ohio State University professor says several multi-year studies across the Midwest have shown that farmland is being lost to urban development. Ani Katchova says her study showed that Ohio has lost 930,000 acres since 2002. “Not surprisingly, most of the agricultural land that was...
A U.S. Senator who will become Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee in the next Congress is concerned about extending the current farm bill another year. Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar says funding and tax reform will be prominent in 2025. “Which interests all...
If a new farm bill isn’t completed this year, Jake Westlin with the National Association of Wheat Growers says it’s not likely Congress will address it quickly in 2025. “There’s going to be a new president. That person would have the opportunity to appoint...
A recent report from the University of Illinois show the Midwest has lost 1.6 million acres of productive farmland since 2001. Ohio State University professor emeritus, Carl Zulauf says the loss accounts for 1% of total farmland across eight states. “The loss of farm land reduces...
Farmers in wet areas of the Corn Belt are dealing with lost nitrogen. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says excessive rainfall has resulted in leaching. “We also have experienced a lot of denitrification in those ponded soils, and the question always comes...
A recent report from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture shows the state has lost two percent of its farmland over the last 12 years. ISDA director Don Lamb says the Inventory of Lost Farmland, commissioned by the Indiana Legislative Council, shows land has...
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA has expanded the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish, or ELAP Program to cover milk losses caused by the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. “It does dramatically limit milk production for a period of time...