Farm and ranch families from across the nation donated 25.3 million pounds of food and raised more than $1 million to help fight hunger in 2022 through the American Farm Bureau Federation?s (AFBF) Harvest for All program. AFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers Chair Matt...
DES MOINES, Iowa ? Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig this week recognized organizations and individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the state?s agriculture community. Naig presented Ag Leader Awards to Agriculture in the Classroom, Central Iowa...
As planting season approaches, it?s important to think about how your equipment suits your operation. Your machinery should always work to make your job easier. It?s a little late to get some new equipment for this upcoming planting season, but it?s never too early to...
Storen is a new corn herbicide from Syngenta that boasts broad-spectrum weed control. However, Mark Kitt technical product lead at Syngenta says that the focus on one specific weed helped to drive the development process for Storen.In addition to effectiveness with...
A number of next-generation farmers spoke during a panel discussion at the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy Summit. The presentation, titled ?A Conversation About Future Ag and Food Policy,? gave the farmers a chance to talk about what they?d like to see in the upcoming...
We have all seen those signs in various places. You know the ones that say how many days there have been since a workplace accident. If it is good, we see a large number.Well with the threat of HPAI returning as birds begin their spring migration, IDALS must have the...
As part of the National Ag Day Celebration Tuesday, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture released its annual Feeding the Economy Report. The data shows food and agriculture industries and their suppliers contribute over $8.6 trillion to the...
Once again, things haven?t changed much in South America. It may sound like a broken record at this point, but Brazil is still getting some rains, and the rain in Argentina is too little, too late. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of the...
The current farm bill debate is not easy to navigate. How do you determine which areas of the bill need more funding and how much funding should be allocated to each portion of the bill? Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says the policy priorities of the bill are the most...
Momentum with AgView continues to grow, as over 800 producer users are currently using the pig movement tracking platform. With more than half a million movements recorded last year from pig farmers, Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board assistant chief veterinarian,...
