by Mark Magnuson | Sep 24, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As ag groups continue to rally in a push for a new five-year farm bill, the situation continues to get more complicated with time running out. This week Congress passed a stop gap funding bill which did not include any temporary farm aid. United States Senator Chuck...
by Mark Magnuson | Sep 24, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance built an online tool to browse, filter, and compare cover crop payment programs all in one place. It allows you – farmers, landowners, and conservation professionals – to narrow down options and pick the best program for...
by Mark Magnuson | Sep 23, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Are beef cattle producers beginning to hold back heifers for breeding? Or is the United States beef cattle herd still in contraction mode? Unfortunately, there are few available clues in last week’s September USDA Cattle on Feed report as to the direction the beef...
by Mark Magnuson | Sep 23, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa State Cyclone women’s basketball players Audi Crooks, Kelsey Joens, Addy Brown and Alisa Williams have agreed to work with the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) to promote pork. In a video released Monday, the four sophomores on the Cyclone women’s...
by Mark Magnuson | Sep 20, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The nation’s turkey producers are facing tough times in the current agriculture environment. Which goes against the rules of supply and demand economics. That was USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski, who says that producers have been attempting to keep...
