by Andy Petersen | Oct 12, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial flock in South Dakota, the first this fall and of course as consumers we think about possible egg shortages. For producers, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig encouraging “everyone to...
by Andy Petersen | Oct 11, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Making good progress harvest wise across the state of Iowa, still ahead of the five-year average and reaching a key threshold. The crop progress report from USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service Upper Midwest Regional Office was delayed a day due to the Columbus...
by Andy Petersen | Oct 10, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Causing concern for the 2024 growing season to continued dryness here in Iowa and across the upper Midwest. It finally does feel like fall around here after a couple of cooler mornings. Not quite frost worthy so the growing season continues with lower daytime...
by Andy Petersen | Oct 9, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Harvest in full swing across the state. Past President of the Iowa Corn Growers Association Lance Lillibridge farms in Benton County, which is in that D4 drought designation in the latest Drought Monitor so one of the driest areas of the state all growing season long....
by Andy Petersen | Oct 6, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Slowing harvest yet recharging the soil moisture profile for the 2024 growing season all at the same time. The moisture has been significant in parts of the Upper Midwest, idling combines and John Baranick, ag meteorologist with DTN, says some of the driest areas in...