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WASHINGTON, DC – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced  that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of COVID-19 market disruptions. The new initiative—USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers—will reach a broader set of producers than in previous COVID-19 aid programs. USDA is dedicating […]
BOZEMAN, MT – National Ag Week—a time to celebrate agriculture— is March 21-27 with National Ag Day March 23. Agriculture remains the number-one industry for Montana and surrounding states like South Dakota, outpacing mining, tourism and forestry products along with oil and gas. Montana agriculture is diverse and known throughout the world for its wheat, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 92-7 to confirm former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Vilsack is returning to the department after leading the USDA under the Obama administration for eight years. He also served as governor of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. Not all […]
RAPID CITY, SD – FFA will spotlight agriculture in the Rodeo Zone during the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo in Rapid City, SD, Jan. 29-Feb.6, 2021, with the launch of the FFA Ag Adventure Zone. The Ag Adventure Zone is sponsored by South Dakota Farm Bureau as a special project of the SD FFA […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Twenty-three agriculture groups, including the South Dakota Soybean Association, want the Biden Administration to strengthen trade ties with Cuba. The groups sent a letter to the President-Elect saying that Cuba could be buying a lot more, corn, dairy and other ag commodities produced in the U.S. Â Kevin Scott, who farms near […]
DALLAS, TX – Bill Gates, the fourth richest person in the world, has been quietly snatching up 242,000 acres of farmland across the U.S.. According to Forbes, that’s enough to make him the top private farmland owner in America. After years of reports that he was purchasing agricultural land in places like Florida and Washington, […]
IRENE, SD – Zane and Sandy Williams of Irene were named the 2020 AgVocate of the Year by the board of directors for Agriculture United for South Dakota. The award was presented to the Williamses in recognition for their commitment to promoting agriculture and livestock production and role in founding a new advocacy group in […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Congress agreed on a $900 billion COVID stimulus package, which will include up to $13 billion in funding that directly benefits agriculture. According to the American Farm Bureau, more help will be made available to specialty and non-specialty crop growers, and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will be expanded, which will allow […]
WASHINGTON, DC – An alliance of groups representing farmers, forest owners, the food sector, state governments and environmental advocates have unveiled an unprecedented set of recommendations to guide the development of federal climate policy. The new Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance developed more than 40 joint policy recommendations for making farms, ranches and forests more climate resilient, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – It wasn’t a pick without controversy but it’s official; President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Tom Vilsack to be his Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack, a former two-term Iowa governor, served as Ag Secretary for all eight years of the Obama Administration. Since the end of the Obama administration, Vilsack has been leading the […]
James (Jim) Edward Johnson passed on May 1, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born to James […]
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