by Dustin Hoffmann | May 28, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We can?t go a day without discussing climate and agriculture. It is a hot-button topic that has come to the forefront more extensively with each passing week. Environmentalists are targeting agricultural practices, and farmers are showing the work they are already...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 27, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
No matter how long you have been doing something, there is always an opportunity to learn how to do it better. There are always new challenges to overcome and ideas to share. That is why the Iowa Cattlemen?s Association is hosting its BeefMeets during June. It will be...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 26, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week, we talked about the competing bids from the Canadian National Railway (CN) and The Canadian Pacific Railroad (CP) for the Kansas City Southern Railroad (KCS). The KCS is up for sale and the only class 1 railroad in the United States that has operations in...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 25, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
In a recent poll of Iowa farmers, 58% of them agreed that they need to take additional steps to protect the quality of their land. In the same poll 81% of farmers said that the climate was affecting their productivity, and 51% said they were planning to incorporate...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 24, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The biofuels industry has long been about the benefits it can offer for the environment. As the country becomes more and more focused on what we can do for the planet both in the short and long term, the industry is ramping up efforts to continue telling that story to...