As we get ready to harvest this year’s crop, we know that the movement of grain is critical this time of year. As elevators fill up locally, they need to have a constant flow of grain out of their facilities as well. Trains are an integral part of that relationship....
Still a lot of dryness in the South American weather forecast, but this time there’s some excess heat thrown in there as well. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest climate and weather patterns. That extra heat in the forecast is raising...
In August at the Iowa State Fair, United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) told the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network that he was optimistic that a new farm bill would be completed in time. However, during his weekly ag conference call with reporters on Tuesday...
Total research and development spending on crop improvement by the seven largest seed companies increased from less than $2 billion in 1990 to more than $6.5 billion by 2021. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the spending closely tracks with increases in...
Busting myths as they relate to Iowa Agricultural production potentially this growing season. With the extremely dry weather, soybean yields will be key. Certainly things are changing in production row crop agriculture in Iowa. The old norm of course was plant the...
We have been talking at length for years about what constitutes a dairy product. First, it was products made from nuts such as almonds and cashews. Then, it was other products such as oats and rice. Many of us still wonder where it is you actually milk these products,...
In late August the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board released a report which downplayed the climate benefits of corn ethanol. The ethanol industry immediately responded with vocal disagreement to the report. Geoff Cooper is president & CEO...
A team of about 20 representatives of the beef, pork, corn, and soybean industries traveled to South Korea and Japan last week with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Heartland team to examine how checkoff dollars are being used to promote U.S. beef and pork in...
Practical Farmers of Iowa has awarded the 2023 Farmland Owner Legacy Award to the founding members of Hidden Falls LLC, for their efforts to create land access for beginning farmers while protecting ecologically sensitive land. The award was presented on Sunday, Sept....
It's never been better- the taste and quality of Iowa's homegrown beef products and the job being done by our wonderful independent cattle producers. The strides we are seeing on Iowa’s cattle farms are not by accident though as the groundwork has been laid for a lot...
