People shopping for electric vehicles will see that most don?t have AM radio, and it?s a move not sitting well with rural farm broadcasters. Nathan Simington is a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission who spoke to broadcasters at the National...
Sourcing parts for new ag equipment has been a big challenge in the last year. Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and raw material shortages have made it difficult to consistently produce new farm machinery.Daryl Theis, head of sales & marketing at CLAAS ?...
A Northwest Iowa land sale in Sioux County recently made headlines with a new record price of $30,000 an acre. The sale shows the continued high demand for premium farmland.Seventy-three acres of high-quality farmland in Sioux County, Iowa, sold for $30,000 per acre...
Farmers are already looking ahead to the 2023 growing season. Some headwinds could mean challenges in the year ahead. Steven Nicholson is the Global Sector Strategist for Grains and Oilseeds at Rabobank. Despite concerns about the future, Rabobank experts remain...
The Mississippi River is low and even though there has been occasional rises being seen, it is a far cry from what it normally should be seeing for barge traffic. This is putting much of the U.S. interior in a bind, as we use the river network to move goods to the...
The Beef Checkoff-funded Trailblazers program is asking for applications for its next class of beef advocates. Trailblazers, developed by the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association, takes advocacy to the next level by giving participants the tools and training they...
Early season protection for seeds and seedlings is a big factor in maximizing yield potential. Dale Ireland, Technical Product Lead - Seed care Syngenta Crop Protection, says that early growth plant health is vital to maximizing yields.There are several risks for...
A new Energy Information Administration report clearly shows higher ethanol blends helped moderate fuel prices after the Ukraine invasion. The report also says the ethanol blend rates hit a record summer average of 10.5 percent. ?Fuel ethanol?s price discount to...
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Strategic Planning Conference wrapped up last Friday in Oklahoma City with the election of a new officer team. Dean Meyer, a crop and livestock producer from Rock Rapids, Iowa, is the new USMEF chair. Meyer and his three sons...
This year saw several victories for the ethanol industry- there was a summertime extension for E15, and the Next Generation Fuels Act was introduced in the Senate. National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Chairman Chris Edgington said a victory for the ethanol...
