Articles by Ben Nuelle

All-Iowa agriculture trade mission to visit China in July

05/30/17 9:29 PM By Ben Nuelle

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 30, 2017 – When Terry Branstad, the new U.S. ambassador to China, gets settled into his Beijing headquarters, the former Iowa governor is going to see some familiar faces.

Perdue pushes RFS, beef exports in Iowa speech

No update on potential Northey USDA role

05/05/17 2:30 PM By Spencer Chase and Ben Nuelle

NEVADA, IOWA, May 5, 2017 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue highlighted the benefits of renewable energy and the need for export markets in a Friday speech to Iowa producers.

Perdue defends Trump’s trade, budget actions

04/27/17 8:20 PM By Ben Nuelle

KANSAS CITY, April 27, 2016 – It’s only Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue’s third day on the job and he’s already outside the D.C. beltway.

$3 billion nitrogen fertilizer plant begins production in Iowa

04/20/17 4:00 PM By Ben Nuelle

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 20, 2017 – The small town of Wever in southeast Iowa is now home to the first start-from-scratch nitrogen fertilizer plant built in the U.S. in more than 25 years. Iowa Fertilizer Co. (IFCO) officially began production at the plant Wednesday.

Branstad preps for role as China ambassador as Xi heads to US

04/03/17 3:00 PM By Ben Nuelle

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 3, 2017 -- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad heads to D.C. this week to meet with lawmakers and U.S. State Department officials about his nomination as Ambassador to China. The trip comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to meet with President Donald Trump in Florida, but Brandstad said he won’t be joining those discussions.

New report says wind energy could add thousands of jobs by 2020

03/29/17 3:10 PM By Ben Nuelle

A new report released by Navigant Consulting says wind energy could create over 17,000 Iowa jobs and generate $9 billion in economic activity by 2020.

Judge tosses Iowa Water Works case

03/18/17 10:00 AM By Ben Nuelle

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2017 – A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit by Des Moines Water Works against three drainage districts in Northwest Iowa, prompting a huge sigh of relief from the agriculture sector.

Farmers will not have to pay damages in Des Moines Water Works case

01/29/17 10:00 AM By Ben Nuelle

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 27, 2017 - Lots of farmers in Iowa are breathing a sigh of relief today after a favorable 3-2 ruling by the state Supreme Court in the lawsuit brought by the Des Moines Water Works seeking damages for alleged water pollution caused by nearby drainage districts.

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Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Kip Eideberg, Association of Equipment Manufacturers

This week’s Open Mic guest is Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice-President Government and Industry Relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Like the industries they serve, equipment manufacturers are familiar with the cyclical turns in farming, forestry, construction and mining. Eideberg says higher interest rates, a lack of trade agreements and sluggish economies around the globe and in the U.S. are proving challenging for the customers to make capital purchases. Eideberg is hopeful Congress will bring a new farm bill in the Lame Duck session or at least early next year. He says tax policy will also be critical next year as both industry and customers need amended policy on deductions for research as well as depreciation.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 8, 2024: Glickman, Johanns on Trump presidency ag impact

Donald Trump won the presidency and the GOP won control of the Senate this week. Some House race votes are still being tallied.

We sat down with two former agriculture secretaries, Dan Glickman from the Clinton administration and Mike Johanns from the Bush administration, to discuss what could be ahead regarding trade and immigration policy, as well as the possible role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Trump administration.

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