by Mark Magnuson | Apr 3, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Dan English, the general manager of FBN finance, tells the IARN that Farmers Business Network recently eclipsed the $1 billion dollar mark in operating lines financed. English says the $1 billion dollar figure shows a level of trust and confidence between farmers and...
by Mark Magnuson | Apr 2, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
On Monday a Texas dairy worker tested positive for avian flu after contracting the illness that has sickened dairy cattle across several U.S. states. The human case follows recent cow infections in Texas, Idaho, Michigan and New Mexico. The virus appears to have been...
by Mark Magnuson | Apr 2, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
At the Advanced Bioeconomy Conference in Washington, D.C., the National Corn Growers Association sponsored a special session on renewable chemicals and other materials. The session outlined the national incentive for biobased chemicals and renewable materials that...
by Mark Magnuson | Apr 1, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Soybean growers are always attempting to maximize yield and increase return on investment by making sure they are utilizing every tool available to them. Whether that is meeting with a local agronomist to make sure they have the right traits for their operation or...
by Mark Magnuson | Apr 1, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
March 25 – 31, 2024 DES MOINES, Iowa (April 1, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April...
