‘Agriculture’ Archives
Additional Counties Added to Disaster Declaration
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has declared an additional 35 Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas due to the drought. These additional counties include: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dallas, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Hancock, Harrison, [...]
Rep Miller to Host Urban Ag Academy in Des Moines
Iowa State Representative Helen Miller of Fort Dodge, Ranking Member of the Iowa House Agriculture Committee, will be hosting a national conference of state legislators Thursday, July 12 through Saturday July 14 at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa. The goal of the conference is to address the widening gap between rural and urban [...]
Iowa Hosts First Ever Urban-Ag Academy
The nation’s first Urban-Ag Academy was held in Iowa last weekend to help foster cooperation and understanding between agriculture and urban areas. Founded and hosted by State Rep. Helen Miller of Ft. Dodge, who also serves as Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, the day long academy featured producers, educators, legislators, and [...]
USDA Grants Available to Iowa Counties for Disaster Assistance
After high winds damaged crops in North Iowa in September, President Barack Obama and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have approved a disaster declaration for those areas. Disaster assistance includes FSA emergency loans and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program. Farmers in Mitchell, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, [...]
Rep. Miller to Host Urban-Ag Academy on Saturday
In an effort to foster cooperation and understanding between agriculture and urban areas, State Rep. Helen Miller of Ft. Dodge, who also serves as Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, is hosting the first ever Urban-Ag Academy in Ankeny with leaders from across Iowa on Saturday, November 12th. “As state legislatures become more [...]