by Riley Smith | Oct 11, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week, the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association (NCBA) urged the Environmental Protection Agency to temporarily halt their efforts on a new WOTUS rule that the Biden administration is working swiftly on. NCBA?s Executive Director for National Resources and...
by Riley Smith | Oct 11, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) continues to be the leading cause of soybean yield loss in North America. BASF Agricultural Solutions and The SCN Coalition have joined forces for the second year to promote SCN Action Month, a monthlong initiative to provide growers with...
by Riley Smith | Oct 10, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week, Farmland, in a joint effort with the National Pork Board, the Iowa Pork Producers Association, and country singer Luke Bryan?s Farm Tour to combat food insecurity across the Midwest for their Honoring the Heartland Tour, visited the Food Bank of Iowa in Des...
by Riley Smith | Oct 10, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Dairy farmers are not looking to expand much right now, especially given the current market conditions. Mike North of Ever.Ag said there are several factors limiting expansion for dairy farmers currently.?Obviously, feed costs and overall input costs and you can throw...
by Riley Smith | Oct 7, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last night, we got our first real frost of the fall season. It may feel a little early for the temperatures to be this cold already, but this actually lines up with annual patterns. Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan said we usually see our first killing...