by Ben NuelleA drone expo will take place later this month in Illinois and it has a lot of people buzzing.The Midwest Drone Conference and Expo will take place in Decatur, Illinois January 26th and 27th. The show will a variety of educational speakers, commercial...
DES MOINES ? Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today provided a review of the top Ag issues in Iowa in 2015.?Many farmers saw the best ever yields in 2015 as it was a year of record production for both corn and soybeans in Iowa. Unfortunately there were...
by Ben NuelleIowa has experienced a lot of rain a few weeks ago along with unseasonably warm weather for December. How has this impacted water quality throughout the state? Chad Ingels coordinates three farmer-led watershed improvement projects through Iowa State...
by Ben NuelleTwo Iowa Cooperatives approve a merger creating the 7th largest grain company in North America. Farmers Cooperative and West Central agreed to merge and it will take effect April 1st. Farmers Cooperative CEO Jim Chism is excited about the merger.?The...
by Ben NuelleIf you plan to attend the Feedlot Forum in Sioux Center, you should register by January 12th. The Feedlot Forum will take place at the Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center January 19th.The forum begins at 9:30 a.m. Iowa Beef Specialist Beth Doran...
by Ben NuelleResearchers at Kansas State University and University of Missouri found new a way to prevent the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus or PRRS in pigs but if this helps the hog industry could it hurt small hog businesses in the long...
AgReliant Genetics President and CEO, Craig Newman, steps down as CEO January 1st and a new one steps in. Newman has also served as President of Illinois Seed Dealers and Chairman of the American Seed Trade Association.Newman talks about his years at AgReliant...
by Ben NuelleCongress will vote on the omnibus bill Friday and many of Senator Chuck Grassley?s tax credit provisions were put in it.Grassley said tax extensions have a major impact on agriculture.?For instance it would include provisions for wind energy and...
DES MOINES ? Early snowfall in much of northern Iowa may affect animal producers with confinement (totally roofed) facilities when limits on applying liquid manure on snow-covered ground start Dec. 21.The statewide rules kick in then, because runoff and nutrient loss...
WASHINGTON ? Members of the global coarse grains, ethanol and co-products markets will gather under one roof next fall at Export Exchange 2016, scheduled for Oct. 24?27, 2016 in Detroit.This biennial event, which is co-sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and...
