Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raising serious concerns about its draft Endangered Species Act draft herbicide strategy. Given Iowa’s national leadership in crop production and the...
If you recall, we have basically been dealing with drought for the past two years here in Iowa. It seems now that our state may have been suffering longer than others. That doesn't mean we aren’t getting our rain at all, it’s just that harvest isn’t the most...
While we know nutrition is a cornerstone of well-being for humans and animals, it has a large significance in the life of a cow, from calf to mature adult. Dr. Kevin Dill, director of dairy technical innovation for Purina, said cattle nutrition is not a...
The never-ending legal fight over EPA’s wetlands jurisdiction and which are considered Waters of the U.S. is beginning its next chapter. That’s according to testimony at a recent Senate hearing. The Environmental Protection Agency’s vagueness in a final Waters of the...
The Midwest Row Crop Collaborative (MRCC), a consortium that encourages farmers across the Corn Belt to use sustainable ag practices, has steadily grown since its inception in 2016 to include nearly 2,700 farmers. In its 2022 Impact Report, the MRCC said that 70% of...
Live weights of both hogs and cattle ran below year-earlier weights for the early part of 2023. Hog live weights averaged 284.9 pounds through the week ending on July 8, 2023, compared to 287.3 pounds during the same time in 2022. That’s an average difference of over...
It’s been a crazy couple of years in the Ag marketplace and the economy. Pandemics, supply chain failures, weather, wars, and much more. It makes it difficult to try and get a handle on some of your marketing plans, especially as we finish the 2023 growing season and...
It’s been another decent week of export sales in the grain markets. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an analysis of this week’s report. McBride said that China was a big purchaser of soybeans this week. Soybean meal has also been an outstanding...
Doing things better next year, that's one of the great parts about Iowa Agriculture is we're always looking for improvement. Joe McClure with the Iowa Soybean Association says they are a great resource as they have all kinds of ideas based on replicated research with...
Low water levels along the Mississippi River are causing transportation disruptions for agriculture, as the river saw record low levels earlier this month. The lower levels mean less product can flow along the river which limits barge traffic and slows the movement of...
