by Riley Smith | Jan 15, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa is no stranger to specialty crop farming, and flowers are one of those specialty crops. Since they can be planted so close together, flowers can offer substantial yields on smaller acreages. However, as it is with many specialty crops, there isn’t a lot of data...
by Riley Smith | Jan 15, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a third installment in regulatory reforms to the Packers and Stockyards Act. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said this third change, in combination with the others, is intended to level the playing field for farmers raising...
by Riley Smith | Jan 14, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Some rain has returned to the forecast in South America, providing relief to the crops that were experiencing dry weather. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest conditions in Brazil and Argentina. Harvest is just getting started in...
by Riley Smith | Jan 14, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land remains a widely debated topic. Two additional years of data from 2022 and 2023 became available recently, and Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said only a small portion of foreign-owned...
by Riley Smith | Jan 13, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Over 50 farmers were recognized by Landus last week for their participation in the pilot of the Carbon Intensity Program. To be enrolled, farmers provided machinery data and physical and digital records related to their farm programs and carbon intensity practices....
