by Riley Smith | May 31, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Before this month, we were all worried about the drought conditions in Iowa as it continued for over 200 weeks. However, we’re now completely on the other end of the spectrum, as there is no longer any drought listed in Iowa. Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan...
by Riley Smith | May 31, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Corn markets continued their trend of decent sales numbers, while soybeans continued their much less favorable trend. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest export sales. At this time of year, McBride said the export numbers generally...
by Riley Smith | May 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Yesterday, Land O’Lakes donated over 40,000 pounds of LAND O LAKES® Macaroni & Cheese to the Food Bank of Iowa in order to help combat food insecurity across the state. The donation was made through the Land O’Lakes First Run Program and will provide over 33,500...
by Riley Smith | May 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Soy Checkoff recently engaged students across the country to create the next great innovation in soy-based textiles through the NEXTILE Design Challenge. United Soybean Board Director Carla Schultz was a judge during the challenge and said the future of the...
by Riley Smith | May 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The weather forecast in South America has opened up and is now very dry for the next couple of weeks. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest conditions. Harvest in Brazil is mostly wrapped up, and Argentina is making good progress on...