Tar spot was first identified in the United States nearly 10 years ago. Unfortunately, growers in the corn belt are much more familiar with this yield robber in 2023 after several growing seasons of dealing with yield loss from tar spot pressure.Unfortunately, the...
The House Ag Committee Chair says he plans to use the upcoming farm bill to deal with California’s Prop 12 that was upheld by the Supreme Court. Roll Call says pork producers across the country have said this will lead to patchwork laws between states that will...
This week’s export sales were neutral, but that’s definitely not from a lack of sales action, especially in new crop soybeans. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week’s report.Flash sales have also been popping up here and there,...
Mary Ann Fox, the 2022 Iowa State Fair Queen, has been representing the Iowa agriculture industry well over the past year. Now, she’s preparing to hand off her royal duties to a new Iowa State Fair Queen in a little over a week. Fox reminisced on her favorite part of...
We have talked at length with Iowa lawmakers supporting the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act brought forward by Congresswoman Ashley Hinson in the House and in the Senate by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas. According to what we have been told, it is...
Agoro Carbon has added legumes into a cover crop mix, which expands their carbon market offerings to farmers. Clay Craighton, Agoro Carbon strategic accounts manager, said the addition will allow legacy farmers- who are already utilizing cover crop strategies- to join...
The ethanol industry says in a letter to EPA chief Michael Regan that it’s way past time for the agency to ‘green light’ summertime E15 use requested in April 2022 by eight Midwest governors.The Renewable Fuels Association says the deadline is more than a year old to...
The agriculture industry in Iowa is very diverse- there's no question about that. Our food comes from a lot of different places provided by local producers. Several of those places were on display this week on the Johnson County Ag Group Annual Farm Tour, including...
DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 2, 2023) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced today that six Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) will receive water quality funding from the Publicly Owned...
We are now into the single-digit countdown to the Iowa State Fair. Of course, nobody is more excited about this than our own Riley Smith. He has already mapped out what food he is planning to eat and when, and that includes when he is there outside of work hours.But,...
