by Riley Smith | Feb 16, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Not much to write home about in this week?s export sales. Both corn and soybeans came in within expectations. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.Flash sales have been pretty quiet recently, but McBride...
by Riley Smith | Feb 16, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Environmental Protection Agency Thursday announced a proposed rule overturning a Trump-era change related to pesticide applications. The proposal would return pesticide Application Exclusion Zone requirements to the standard set in the 2015 Agricultural Worker...
by Riley Smith | Feb 15, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A new partnership, the first of its kind in more than 40 years, aims to increase soybean flower and pod retention. Suzanne Shirbroun, president of the North Central Soybean Research Program and an Iowa farmer, said the research is an investment in the future of...
by Riley Smith | Feb 15, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, a science and technology-based framework to assess and reduce nutrients to Iowa waters and the Gulf of Mexico, will be turning 10 this year. The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) is celebrating this defining decade by...
by Riley Smith | Feb 14, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It may seem like a broken record at this point, but not too much has happened crop-wise in South America. Brazil still looks great, and Argentina is still struggling. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown on the latest weather conditions in...