by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 26, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The battle over the protection of water has been drawn mainly along party lines. Administrations have been politicizing water protection, and farmers have been caught in between. People are having to worry about who has the right to dictate their power over their...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 25, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We know that it has been a very volatile marketplace over the past couple of years. However, nobody has suffered more than the dairy producers of our country. Whether it has been depressed prices, trade disagreements, or the actual dumping of milk due to poor markets,...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 24, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Looking at various forecasts for the next week to ten days, we can see one point of agreement. It?s going to be hot. You can check local listings to see what range of temps are being forecasted, but it is going to be anywhere from the upper 90s to the lower triple...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 21, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
On Thursday evening, a small group of producers and dignitaries were on hand as the Iowa Pork Producers unveiled their new Pork Tent at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and IDALS Deputy Secretary Grant Menke were both on hand for the ribbon...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 20, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
If nothing else, we can all agree that the markets are fickle. They move wherever the winds of change blow them. Sometimes it doesn?t even need a wind, a breeze will be just as volatile. Whether it is input costs, weather, geopolitical conflicts, or even government...