High interest rates are starting to affect farmland demand. Paul Schadegg, senior vice president of real estate options for Farmers National Company, said the slowing demand first showed up at the end of last year.?We saw a little bit of a downturn or softening as we...
Waterhemp is the most widespread herbicide resistant weed in Iowa. It stands to reason that nearly every agriculture company?s crop protection division spends a lot of time and resources in combating this prevalent weed. However, Blake Miller an agronomic service...
When we think of the challenges we sometimes run up against in agriculture, we can usually rest assured that, eventually, somebody will come up with a solution. Whether it is smart sprayer technology, herbicide resistance, animal diseases, or even a trade war, usually...
More than 400 organizations affirmed the support of the pesticide regulatory system under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, or FIFRA, in a letter to lawmakers this week. The letter is in response to recently introduced legislation that would...
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa (R-IA) says that he has been an advocate for farm subsidy payment limits in the past while working on the farm bill and will try and garner support for the issue again in 2023.Senator Grassley was asked during his weekly conference...
DES MOINES, Iowa -- In January 2023, the most recent month available, Food Bank of Iowa and its partners in 55 counties served a record 168,655 individuals, breaking the previous record of 151,282 served in October 2022. A record number of children ? 72,044 ? also...
At last week?s Commodity Classic in Orlando, Corteva Agriscience announced that an innovative gene editing technology that aims to bring additional protection to elite corn hybrids is advancing through the company?s research and development pipeline. The new technique...
The U.S. economy will progressively slow through the first half of this year, and recession fears are still high and warranted. That assessment comes from CoBank, which also says inflation is starting to loosen its grip on farm country. Rob Fox, director of CoBank?s...
The United Soybean Board manages the soy checkoff and has been working hard to invest those checkoff dollars into more research to help generate more demand, both internationally and domestically. We continue our talk with Mack Marshall from the United Soybean Board...
As planting season approaches, now is the time to make sure your machinery is running smoothly. Choosing the right lubricant can minimize the wear and tear on your tractors and other equipment, which means you can stay in the field longer and finish planting quicker....
