It’s been almost five years since the Trump Administration announced the year-round availability of E15. It was a victory that was celebrated throughout the ag and biofuels industry. It was not a mandate that E15 had to be used in every vehicle, it was just allowing...
The weather hasn’t done much in South America to alleviate the drought concerns. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest conditions.Argentina’s harvest is wrapped up, and Brazil is pushing towards the finish line as well.As far as the rest...
Liberty ULTRA – Powered by Glu-L Technology, is the latest innovation from the BASF Liberty herbicide line and will give farmers a new post knockdown tool for broad spectrum weed control in glufosinate tolerant crops says Liam Vincent a technical marketing manager...
There are the numbers and the story of this year's crop from Crop Tour, but there's also a lot of agricultural learning taking place by the scouts who are on tour. Bryan Coffman from the North English area says his eyes have been opened since he started going on Crop...
Strength in farm real estate values persisted in the second quarter despite some moderation in the farm economy and higher interest rates. The Kansas City Federal Reserve says growth in farmland values eased from the surge in recent years but remained strong through...
Animal health is a priority for livestock producers. This is especially true in the dairy industry where the health of the cow means dollars to the operation. Most farmers check and clean their cows daily while on their lactation cycle, but the folks at Boehringer...
Pork producers in Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri have a grant opportunity in sustainability assisting in climate smart agriculture practices. Jamie Burr, the chief sustainability officer at the National Pork Board, said this grant is focused on a variety of practices...
It's always amazing to see who stops by the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network tent at the Iowa State Fair. One of them is Paul Merdy, a high schooler from the Conrad area where he and a friend started Merst Precision Application, a drone custom spraying and application...
The dispute between the United States and Mexico over genetically modified corn has reached the next stage of the formal process to resolve issues between trade partners.Last Thursday the United States Trade Representative’s office formally requested a dispute...
Sixteen Iowa State Fair vendors have donated 12,113 pounds of unused food to Food Bank of Iowa at the close of this year’s fair. That’s nearly 5,000 pounds more than last year!Among the food collected by FBOI staff and volunteers on Aug. 21, some was delivered...
