by Dustin Hoffmann | Mar 17, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on information concerning the fertilizer markets in the United States. After holding a public hearing on the influx of Russian and Moroccan phosphates flooding the marketplace, the ITC announced it...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Mar 16, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We have been talking about Operation Weed Eradication for more than a year now. BASF launched the project to bring more awareness to ways to defeat herbicide tolerance in weeds. It is a blend of using the best practices and the newest technology to tackle weeds. It...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Mar 15, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Today, we are talking about Winter Weather Advisories in parts of the state. A few days ago, we were in the 60s and even higher. A few weeks ago, we knew what a frozen pizza felt like. The weather has been fluctuating like crazy. Some people are using these trends to...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Mar 12, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It may be hard to believe that we are only a few weeks removed from frigid temperatures and snowstorms that came across the state. Farmers know that weather conditions like this are hard on livestock and orchard operations. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Iowa is...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Mar 11, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last fall the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recertified the use of dicamba products for a five-year period. They also tightened up a few of the regulations that were varying from state to state and introduced a nationwide cutoff date for applications. These...
