By Ben Nuelle Over $300 million went to water quality benefit programs in Iowa last year.Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said $325 million in state and federal funds went to water quality programs.?I think it is very important to look at lots of different...
By Ken RootThis could be a momentous day as the EPA has reached the statutory deadline to release its Ethanol volume standard for blending with Gasoline in the years of 2014, 2015, and 2016...and yes, we all realize that only one month remains in this year so the only...
By Ben NuelleOne in six Americans get food borne illness every year. What to do with all of those Thanksgiving left-overs? Kristina Beaugh is with Food Safety Education at the USDA. She says 48 million people get food borne illness every year.?Out of that number 3,000...
By Ben NuelleMost of us will fill our bellies full of turkey, dressing, and maybe some green bean casserole Thursday but what if we didn?t have the resources to grow this food? Kellie Bray with Croplife America says a healthy plant plays an important role in food...
By Ben NuelleToday the number one goal across the nation is to not burn the turkey. Don?t worry first-timers and self-proclaimed experts there?s a hotline for help.This thanksgiving 46 million turkeys will be eaten. The USDA wants you to know they are here to help and...
By Ben NuelleThe Integrated Crop Management Conference is coming up next week. ISU will host an Integrated Crop Management Conference Wednesday December 2nd and Thursday Dec 3rd at the Scheman Building on the Iowa State campus.Allison Robertson is associate professor...
By Ben NuelleOne company has developed a new fungicide insecticide combination to fight off root rot. Phytophthora and Pythium are plant parasites that cause root rot. Valent Field Development Managemer Dawn Refsell said their new product uses two modes of action to...
By Ben NuelleThe Federal Aviation Administration task force has reached a compromise with registration guidelines for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.The final recommendations of the task force were submitted to the FAA Saturday. Earl Lawrence with FAA and Dave Vos of Google...
By Ben NuelleWorkers hired by farm operators increased 8 percent from last year. The Farm Labor Report was released last Thursday.Workers hired directly by farm operators numbered 841,000 for the reference week of October 11-17, 2015, up 8 percent from the October...
By Ben NuelleToo many weeds can affect crop yields and with most of them becoming resistant to chemicals this poses a major problem for farmers.Tom Quade with FMC Corporation says the challenges never cease.?It?s been apparent in recent years we have to be much more...
