by Riley Smith | Apr 23, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Farmers will be able to use new genetics in their Xitavo soybean seeds this year from BASF. Prior to this growing season, only four companies comprised 98% of the soybean breeding industry. Bill Backhaus, BASF soybean agronomist, said the new genetics are exclusive to...
by Riley Smith | Apr 23, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is asking the Environmental Protection Agency for changes to the Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS). David Schilling, AFBF public policy counsel, said the group wants the rule brought in line with the Sackett v. EPA Supreme...
by Riley Smith | Apr 22, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Today is Earth Day on the calendar, but every day is Earth Day at every level of the ag industry. We’ve talked extensively about how farmers are using conservation practices to take care of the land, but there are efforts to keep Earth healthy on the other end of food...
by Riley Smith | Apr 22, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
There hasn’t been too much change in the weather and crop conditions for South America. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the nearby forecast still contains some decent rain. Those weather patterns are projected to keep going even in the longer-term...
by Riley Smith | Apr 21, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Earlier this month, several Midwest governors- including Govs. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), Larry Rhoden (R-SD), Jim Pillen (R-NE), and Mike Kehoe (R-MO)- sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the EPA to “establish a 2026 RVO...
