Economy Archives

March 10, 2023

Two North Dakota Senators and a North Dakota Congressman introduced a bill to amend the Dakota Water Resources Act.

February 23, 2023

The National Minority Supplier Development Council included 11 members in its first Black Farmers Equity Initiative in January.

February 16, 2023

Feature

There is a social and community aspect of irrigated agriculture that is not often addressed in this periodical.

February 13, 2023

The Irrigation Association will host a one-hour webinar focused on how to market a business on social media on March 4.

February 13, 2023

The cap for the additional 18,216 H-2B visas available for the first half of FY 2023 has been met. USCIS also proposed a fee increase.

October 9, 2022

Feature

For those on the western edge of the Corn Belt, barriers to adopting irrigation fall within cultural, physical and financial categories.

September 30, 2022

The planning process for the 2023 Farm Bill has started, outlining the next five years’ spending for national conservation and farm programs.

September 30, 2022

A coalition of agricultural groups have offered their counsel for the implementation of drought funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.

September 2, 2022

The 2022 Ag Outlook Forum will take place virtually and in-person from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.

July 6, 2022

Feature

Growers are making adjustments as they see a continuing contraction of the supply chain around irrigation equipment parts and maintenance.