by Dustin Hoffmann | Dec 2, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Snow is now on the ground in Des Moines. With this cold snap, it is safe to say that winter has arrived. It comes with many challenges and frustrations, but there are also positives. One of those positives is the expected seasonal slowdown of H5N1 or High-Pathogenic...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week Iowa Deputy Agriculture Secretary Grant Menke had the chance to lead a trade mission, with the Iowa Economic Development Council to the countries of Japan and Taiwan. Today we will focus on the Taiwan portion of the trip. While Taiwan isn’t as large of a...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 28, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The holidays are now officially underway as we celebrate Thanksgiving today. During this time it is customary to have large gatherings of family and friends and feast upon the bounty of the county, as it were. But for some, just making it to their next meal is a...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 27, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week, Iowa Deputy Agriculture Secretary Grant Menke led a trade mission with the Iowa Economic Development Council to Japan and Taiwan. Today, we will focus on the Japan portion of the trip. Japan has long been a strong trading partner with Iowa, and their...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 26, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As the combines are put away, the tillage is finished, and the fertilizers are being applied, we see the 2024 harvest ending in Iowa. On my travels to Kansas City, I only passed one cornfield still standing. It marks a harvest in which Mother Nature had a rare moment...
