by Staff Editor | Jun 16, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The American Farm Bureau Federation signed a memorandum of understanding with CLAAS (CLAHS) of America regarding the right to repair. This brings the number of signed MOUs with ag manufacturers to five. Combined, the agreements cover about three-quarters of the...
by Staff Editor | Jun 14, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Economic Research Service issued its June Oil Crops Outlook that predicted higher soybean ending stocks for the month. A higher carryover raised the 2023-2024 U.S. soybean ending stocks forecast by 15 million bushels to 350 million bushels. The increase in...
by Staff Editor | Jun 12, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As the average age of Iowa’s farmland owners continues to rise, other trends in landownership have begun to emerge. According to an Iowa State University study, 58 percent of Iowa’s farmland is now leased out, a significant increase from the last time the...
by Staff Editor | Jun 9, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Clean Fuels Alliance America and 75 industry stakeholders delivered a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday. The letter urges the president to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency substantially increases the biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels...
by Staff Editor | Jun 8, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that a successful Water Quality Initiative (WQI) demonstration project in northeast Iowa is expanding into a new phase, with a specific focus on edge-of-field conservation practices.Previous WQI projects in the...