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Quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage numbers were good, but not miraculous

Quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage numbers were good, but not miraculous

The grain markets were positioned to react to basically anything that came out of today’s Quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage Report, so when the friendly numbers came in, the prices jumped upwards and held those gains through the end of the day. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the grain stocks were better than expected. McBride said a lot of the excitement in the grains came from the acreage side of the report. While this report was a nice jolt for the markets, McBride said it’s...

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SE Iowa producer focusing on building trust with consumers

SE Iowa producer focusing on building trust with consumers

Farmer Grade, a new business idea birthed out of the rise of social media, is focusing on building trust with consumers. Sawyer Whisler, a farmer from southeast Iowa, wanted to do something different while selling meat directly from the farm to the table. So, he built...

EPA accepts atrazine recommendations

EPA accepts atrazine recommendations

The Environmental Protection Agency agreed with recommendations from its Scientific Advisory Panel on atrazine. The recommendations remove several poor-quality studies that played a role in the agency’s recommendation for an ultra-low aquatic level of concern for...

Dekalb excited for addition of VT4PRO™ to portfolio in 2024

Dekalb excited for addition of VT4PRO™ to portfolio in 2024

Planters are getting ready to hit the fields all over the country, and farmers who aren’t in the field yet are chomping at the bit to get going. A few weeks remain in the Cornbelt before we get started in earnest. While farmers are excited to get going, the team at...

Ducks Unlimited and the mission to revive Iowa’s wetlands

Ducks Unlimited and the mission to revive Iowa’s wetlands

We all know that Ducks Unlimited (DU) is focused on wildlife conservation, especially when it comes to ducks, but that mission to preserve wildlife and the environment stretches far beyond that. This is especially noticeable when it comes to the fact that Ducks...

Timing fertility application to optimize plant nutrition

Timing fertility application to optimize plant nutrition

When applying crop nutrition farmers strive to be as efficient as possible with their application process. Using less product but still assuring high efficacy is the goal of AgroLiquid’s liquid fertilizer line-up. Reid Abbott is a regional agronomist with AgroLiquid...

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EPA accepts atrazine recommendations

EPA accepts atrazine recommendations

The Environmental Protection Agency agreed with recommendations from its Scientific Advisory Panel on atrazine. The recommendations remove several poor-quality studies that played a role in the agency’s recommendation for an ultra-low aquatic level of concern for...