by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 23, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The World Pork Expo is the premier event to talk about the pork industry, policies, innovations, products, and sample some delicious pork dishes. The annual event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines, is usually packed with participants from all over the...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 22, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
If you ask any Iowa hog producers about their operations and sustainability, they will gladly tell you what they are working on to be good stewards of the environment. Today is Earth Day, and the National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff say that sustainability is not...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 21, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA?s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is reminding Iowa corn producers that April 29th is the deadline to report production for Yield Protection, Revenue Protection, and Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion for corn for the 2021 crop year. It is also the...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 20, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The talk about carbon credits is heating up. Yesterday, Brent Barnett talked a little about what they were. Now the question is, how will Iowa farmers be able to make these credits work for them? One Iowa Organization is already working on those answers.Adam Kiel is...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 19, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Earlier this spring, the Iowa Legislature passed House File 848, which sets the stage for investment into the state?s rural broadband framework. On top of that President Biden?s proposed infrastructure plan includes $100 billion in funding for rural broadband...