CLIVE, IOWA (January 27, 2025) —– The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is proud to announce Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, and Kent Mowrer, longtime Senior Field Coordinator for the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, as 2024 Honorary Master Pork Producers.

The award-winners embody the diversity of Iowa’s pig farms and the dedicated individuals who support pork producers.

Mowrer receives this award posthumously.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 15, 2025) — Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), the state’s largest grassroots farm organization, will address key priorities including the modernization of the state’s Grain Indemnity Fund, protecting property tax-payers and other important policies impacting Iowa’s farmers and rural communities during the 2025 legislative session.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (January 10, 2025) — The Department of Treasury released more details today about a tax credit, known as 45Z, that is designed to help the biofuel industry make inroads into the aviation sector.

While today’s news included more information, corn-grower leaders said they still need better clarity about the specific environmental practices that will be required for accessing the credit.

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (January 7, 2025) — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative has announced its priorities for the next congressional session, focusing on rural workforce accessibility, trade, and supply-chain opportunities, the 2025 farm bill, and climate and environmentally-sustainable efforts.