by Andy Petersen | Dec 4, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Some eye popping sale prices for land in the State of Iowa, no question about that, including a record set above $30,000. Yet what’s the average and how does that impacts most of us in a more realistic situation? Great question, so I asked it of Fallon Savage with...
by Andy Petersen | Dec 1, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Finding some optimism on 2023 farm incomes as USDA has revised upwards their most recent estimates. Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau, says the picture is a little brighter than the August predictions: “In the August reports, USDA forecasted...
by Andy Petersen | Nov 30, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A lot of options when it comes to improving sustainability on your farm and in a lot of cases there’s cost share available. Of course, cover crops are an increasingly popular sustainability option, and the Iowa Department of Agriculture is starting...
by Andy Petersen | Nov 29, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A key update from our friends in the pork industry on preparedness for and prevention of African Swine Fever. In order to fully appreciate and evaluate where we currently stand, we have to know where we’ve been and we get that perspective from Doctor Paul...
by Andy Petersen | Nov 28, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Decision time is upon us for 2024 seeding decisions. In order to make informed ones though, we need to know about performance in 2023. The growing season featured high moisture stress, high heat stress for a lot of us in Iowa, fertility stress for some of us as well,...
