Doug Schmitz

1 week ago | farmworldonline.com | Doug Schmitz

By DOUG SCHMITZIowa CorrespondentWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. lawmakers recently introduced the Foreign Agricultural Restrictions to Maintain Local Agriculture and National Defense (FARMLAND) Act, a bipartisan bill designed to protect American farmland from foreign ownership. Introduced by U.S. Reps.

2 weeks ago | farmworldonline.com | Doug Schmitz

By DOUG SCHMITZIowa CorrespondentAMES, Iowa – Thanks to a cost-share program sponsored by Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, urban farmers can now get cost-share and technical support to help control pests, which helps reduce farm chemical use and improve soil health, according to officials.

3 weeks ago | farmworldonline.com | Doug Schmitz

By DOUG SCHMITZ Iowa Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of six national farm and commodity groups recently sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the agency to establish “robust, timely Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for 2026 and beyond.” In the March 17 letter, Clean Fuels Alliance America, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the American Soybean Association, the National Oilseed Processors Association, the North American Renderers Association and the U.S....

1 month ago | farmworldonline.com | Doug Schmitz

By DOUG SCHMITZIowa CorrespondentSTILLWATER, Okla. – “The current cattle inventory is the smallest since 1951, with the beef cow herd also the smallest since 1961,” said Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University extension specialist for livestock marketing. “The cattle cycle is often described as a 10-year cycle, though cycles have varied from nine to 14 years in length, with only one exactly 10 years,” he said.

1 month ago | farmworldonline.com | Doug Schmitz

By DOUG SCHMITZIowa CorrespondentWASHINGTON, D.C. – In a 56-43 vote on Feb. 26, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jamieson Greer as President Donald J. Trump’s new U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). “It is my honor to be confirmed by the Senate to serve as President Trump’s U.S. Trade Representative,” said Greer, who worked in the first Trump administration as chief of staff to then-USTR Robert Lighthizer. As USTR, Greer will work with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to oversee Trump’s trade agenda.