by Riley Smith | May 11, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Warmer temperatures and drier conditions are in the forecast and farmers will soon be in the fields in full-force. That means more equipment will be on the roadways in the coming days.Moving farm equipment on public roads can be a dangerous activity. Farm operators...
by Riley Smith | May 10, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led their colleagues in a bipartisan push for more funding to help address the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. As of Friday, the HPAI outbreak...
by Riley Smith | May 10, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The dry weather has decided to stick around in South America. This is not so great for Brazil?s safrinha crop corn, but it is helping with harvest progress. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the weather right now is a bit of a double-edged sword.Due to its...
by Riley Smith | May 9, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We all know that the weather is the single most important factor in a successful crop, but it?s also the most unpredictable. That?s been particularly true as of late, since it was seeming like Mother Nature just couldn?t make up her mind. However, it looks like she...
by Riley Smith | May 9, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a climatologist, agronomist, and former farmer. She?s also the 2022 World Food Prize Award winner for her work in modeling the impact of climate change on world food production.Dr. Rosenzweig was recognized as the leader of the global...
