by Riley Smith | Sep 16, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Crop diseases and pests tend to adapt and evolve quickly, so it’s important that the available seed hybrids are able to change along with them. Dustin Bowling, LG Seeds brand product manager, said they brought a healthy number of new varieties to market this year....
by Riley Smith | Sep 16, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Applications are now open for the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for Flood and Wildfire, which is meant to help farmers and ranchers cover part of extra feed costs associated with these types of natural disasters. American Farm Bureau economist Danny Munch said...
by Riley Smith | Sep 15, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The end of this crop year has been defined by disease pressure, specifically from diseases like Southern Rust and Sudden Death Syndrome. Unfortunately, farmers who did not prepare with fungicides are already seeing significant yield losses. Southwest Iowa Beck’s...
by Riley Smith | Sep 15, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A team of producers representing the pork, beef, corn and soybean industries visited Korea last week to see first-hand the investments the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is making in the market. Korea is the leading export market for U.S. beef, with purchases...
by Riley Smith | Sep 12, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This month’s WASDE report was not as friendly as projected, but the markets still moved higher to end the week. A few factors, including the recent end of the old crop marketing year, may be influencing the markets in confusing directions. Allendale commodity broker...
