To hear Brandon's Agribusiness Report on the science behind waiting to apply anhydrous ammonia until soil temperatures are 50? or less, click here.With spring conditions a big unknown, some producers are applying anhydrous ammonia in the fall. Most producers making...
To hear Brandon's Money Matters report on Secretary Northey's hopes for CleanWaterIowa.org, click here.On Monday the Iowa Department of Agriculture, Iowa DNR, and the Governor's Office revealed a new website meant to serve a resource for urban and rural Iowans looking...
To listen to Brandon's World of Agriculture report on the Panama Canal's funding, click here.Late Wednesday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the 2013 Water Resources Reform and Development Act, following the lead of the Senate in...
To hear Brandon's World of Agriculture report on Ghana's agricultural landscape, click here.To hear Brandon's World of Agriculture report on the future of Ghanaian agriculture, click here.While visiting Des Moines during the World Food Prize last week, Ghanaian...
Susan Carter with USDA contributed to this article.USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says it's difficult to understate the far-reaching impacts of the government shutdown on furloughing Department of Agriculture personnel.Your browser does not support the audio tag.Folks who...
To hear Brandon's Agribusiness Report on Dr. Fraley's recollection of biotechnology's early days, click here.2013 World Food Prize Laureate and Monsanto's Chief Technology Officer Dr. Robert Fraley still remembers the day in 1983 when the world was first introduced to...
September was warm and mostly dry, which moved crops along after a very late start.DTN Chief Meteorologist Bryce Anderson says this rain event is going to last for some time, but not to get too depressed.Your browser does not support the audio tag.A big feature over...
To listen to Ken's Money Matters report on helping out young farmers, click here.It's tough to get started in farming, and just because you get in, that doesn't mean you'll be able to stay. The Practical Farmers of Iowa have a program to help aspiring farmers by...
Click here to listen to Ken's Agribusiness Report on the ways in which farmers' cooperatives The cooperative system is long-standing in agriculture: a farmer owned business enterprise dedicated to serving its members. Early coops were small, though today many are...
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman says granting the President Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is important to getting trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership done in a timely manner. TPA is given to the president by Congress and allows him to negotiate...
