Farm Compliance

Washington, DC - Professor Dara Entekhabi will lead the science team designing a NASA satellite mission to collect global soil moisture measurements and other data seen as key to improving weather, flood and drought forecasts and predictions of agricultural productivity and climate change.

DeWitt, Michigan - As farmers across the nation pull into their fields to begin planting an estimated 86 million acres of corn, they are reminded to always follow important safety precautions.

St. Louis, Missouri - The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) voiced strong opposition today to Texas Governor Rick Perry's request for a waiver from the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The request is unjustified and, if granted, would result in steeply higher fuel prices for the nation's drivers. NCGA also said it is highly unlikely that a waiver from the RFS would result in lower feed costs.