The USDA published a Request for Information announcing public listening sessions and soliciting public comments on possible changes to prevent planting crop insurance coverage. In addition to the written public comment period, the Risk Management Agency will hold...
The current trade picture has not always been pretty. Grains and livestock have both had their share of challenges to start 2023. However, there is some good and bad news in this information. The bad news is that we are in a global economic downturn, and even that bad...
Over the course of this month, the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA) has hosted a series of field days across the state to highlight water conservation practices and the defining decade of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS). The final event took place on...
The Supreme Court Thursday ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in the case Sackett vs. EPA regarding the Biden administration's Waters of the U.S. rule. The court stated that wetlands under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act must have a continuous...
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently considered several supply chain-related bills. H.R. 3372, introduced by Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD), would establish a voluntary pilot program for states to increase truck weights on federal...
The planting season in Iowa is drawing ever nearer to a close. In many areas of the state, it is still dry. Some areas have gotten a few showers, and a few places received residual heavy rains from the frog stranglers that hit southern Minnesota two weeks ago. If you...
The Supreme Court Thursday ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in the case Sackett vs. EPA regarding the Biden administration's Waters of the U.S. rule. The court stated that wetlands under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act must have a continuous...
No surprises in this week?s export sales. Both corn and soybean numbers were weak once again. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s report.While there were a few flash sales this week, McBride said this is the time of year where...
On-farm data can help a producer to make informed decisions about their operation. Now Climate Fieldview is making it easier for farmers to share that information when they need to share their data outside of the farm.Climate FieldView is a software tool that allows...
The U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan (U.S. SHIP) is a national certification program modeled after the National Poultry Improvement Plan. Dr. Tyler Holck, senior project coordinator, explained how the program would work should there be a foreign animal disease...
