by Ben NuelleCorn and Soybean farmers are pinching pennies due to low prices. Unfortunately, an Iowa State Economist University thinks 2016 prices will stay where they are or even drop lower from where they are now. Chad Hart is an economist at Iowa State University....
by Ben NuelleThe Iowa House Ag Committee met for their first meeting of the year Tuesday. Lee Hein, Republican from district 96 is the new chair of the Iowa House Ag Committee. Hein says the big focus this year will be on the bio fuel tax credits.This year?s Iowa...
by Ben NuelleGovernor Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announce a 2016 first-time home buyer tax credit program. Eligible Iowans can now buy a home and reduce their federal income tax liability by up to $2,000 a year for the life of their mortgage. They can do...
by Ben Nuelle Iowa State University will host first ever soil health conference. The soil health conference is titled ?Strategies for Building Healthy Soils?. It will take place February 2nd and 3rd at the Scheman Building on the Iowa State campus in Ames.ISU Soil...
by Ben NuelleIowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will speak at the 10th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit January 19th. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit will take place in Altoona. Lucy Norton is managing director of Iowa Renewable Fuels...
by Ben NuelleAmerican Farm Bureau will elect a new president this year. The American Farm Bureau?s annual convention is taking place in Orlando Florida Friday through Wednesday. This year they will pick a new president as current president Bob Stallman is not seeking...
by Ben NuelleIowa State Dairy Association will discuss policy changes at their annual meeting Friday.The meeting will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Prairie Links Golf & Event Center in Waverly, Iowa. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. All ISDA members are...
by Ben Nuelle Senator Chuck Grassley kicks off his 36th 99 county tour across Iowa this week. Grassley will start in northeast Iowa touring 13 counties. Thursday he will make a stop at the Iowa Dairy Center.?The Dairy Center is an educational and research facility...
Iowa Corn begins the new year offering a number of crop fairs across the state. Don Mason with Iowa Corn Growers Association says they?ve been putting on these fairs for a number of years.?These are very much a regional thing. We work with partners across the state....
As we begin the new year there?s a lot of uncertainty around the Waters of the U.S. Rule. For instance, fines farmers will pay if they violate this rule. Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey says he understands the effort to re-write WOTUS but says the...
