by Dustin Hoffmann | May 6, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
May is Beef Month across the country and in Iowa. It is a time where we recognize the hard work that our beef producers do to put a quality product on our tables. Iowa?s producers have the state ranked 4th in the nation in the number of cattle and calves on...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 5, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Rural America needs an upgrade to roads, bridges, broadband, and so much more. There is an effort to move President Biden?s infrastructure plan, while Congressional Republicans are trying to win support for a pared-down version.Recently Transportation Secretary Pete...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 4, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Many people my age remember the old bean riders. A few people sitting on a spray boom, spot spraying weeds in a field. It was obviously more precise than broadcast spraying, but you hardly see it anymore. In the age of large machines and large fields, that type of...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 3, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Weed control is a conundrum for many farmers. Weed populations, herbicide resistance, and government regulations are just a few of those worries that farmers must contend with every year. Belchim is a Belgian-based company that uses an underutilized mode of action and...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 30, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Many people are talking about the tax proposals from President Biden. Farmers have been very vocal about their concerns. While many urban residents in the middle and lower classes might be excited about ?taxes on the rich”, rural residents are trying to plead...