The 30th Pro Farmer Crop Tour is in the books. The East & West wrapped up Iowa and Minnesota before meeting in Rochester, MN. As with the western leg on Wednesday, Thursday?s Eastern leg travels came through the eastern two-thirds of Iowa. And much to the surprise of...
The U.S. Drought Monitor didn?t show any significant changes in drought conditions this week for Iowa, which is both a good and bad thing. On one hand, it?s nice that nothing got worse, but, on the other hand, we really need to see these drought conditions start to...
This week?s report was certainly an interesting one. Since the USDA is switching over to a new reporting system, the numbers were a bit confusing. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride they?re not quite sure what to do with the numbers yet, but, as of right now,...
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index fell in August to a reading of 44, six points below growth neutral.Dr. Ernie Goss regional economist and economics professor at Creighton University, says this has been a continuation of an economic downward trend.An...
The Fertilizer Institute is grateful to members of the Presidential Emergency Board who listened to rail carriers and their labor unions amid their contract negotiations. The PEB offered measured recommendations on a pending contract agreement between the two. Both...
The Pro Farmer Crop Tour is wrapping up today in Southern Minnesota and Central & Eastern Iowa. Yesterday the Western leg of the tour went through the Western third of Iowa in crop districts one, four, and seven. Many marketers were holding their breath on this part...
The Bayer Fund?s America?s Farmers Grow Communities Program is designed to give farmers the chance to dictate where support is needed in local communities.That?s Erin Glarner, Bayer?s Community Outreach Manager. Glarner says that farmers who would like a chance to...
Foreign animal diseases (FADs) are a massive threat to any livestock, but they?re especially deadly for pigs. Fortunately, we haven?t seen many FAD outbreaks in the U.S., which is largely due to the efforts of the industries themselves. National Pork Board?s (NPB)...
United States egg production totaled nine billion during July, down three percent from last year. The Department of Agriculture says production included 7.69 billion table eggs, and 1.31 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.22 billion were broiler-type, and 90.7 million...
Tiny specks can spell big problems for your corn yields. Regionalized tar spot outbreaks were a major challenge for some Midwestern farmers last year, making it an issue farmers have kept an eye on through the 2022 growing season. Joe Bollman, corn product manager for...
