The 2018 corn harvest will soon come to a close. The weekly Crop Progress report, out from USDA-NASS, indicates 91-percent of the corn crop has been harvested in Iowa. Farmers will soon shift their attention to the 2019 growing season. A seed company is encouraging...
Today a tale of two fuels: Ethanol produced from grain, primarily corn and ethanol produced from cellulose (MOG) material other than grain.Matt Merritt is director of public relations at POET, the nation?s largest ethanol producer.POET has seven plants in Iowa and...
Nitrogen fertilizer from a soil bacteria? Sounds science fiction, doesn't it?Pivot Bio has a proven nitrogen producing bacteria that will yield as much as twenty-five pounds per acre. The product won't leach into groundwater and replaces an equivalent amount of...
Mark Reisinger serves as marketing director for Pivot Bio. Reisinger talks about a new nitrogen technology, available ahead of the 2019 growing season. The technology, a microbe, colonizes along the root system and create nitrogen for the corn plant.AUDIO: Mark...
Brian Jennings of the American Coalition for Ethanol talks about the importance of finalizing year-round E15.Audio: Full interview with Brian Jennings
A lot of livestock producers have ran their cattle through the shoot for pregnancy checks, but a veterinarian is encouraging farmers to run them through once more, especially if they?re showing signs of lice.AUDIO: Larry Hawkins, Bayer Animal HealthLarry Hawkins...
Farming is an industry which requires a lot of capital investment. One of those investments is equipment, and the one standing out above all the others is the combine. Farmers do have an alternative to this large investment. U.S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated has...
Each year, farmers have to make various decisions. As you start to plan for next year, an agronomist encourages you to lay a firm foundation.AUDIO: Andy Schmidt, WinField UnitedThe 2018 growing season has come and gone. Farmers must now make important decisions,...
Tara Jackson is marketing manager for Valent USA.Valent Sustainable Solutions portfolio contains biological and chemical products. The company is helping growers make incremental changes to improve sustainability.Defining sustainability: Doing what's best for land,...
Tim Koch, chief credit officer for Farmer Credit Services of America, talks about the good years in agriculture and the changes bankers are seeing now.Koch addressed a wide level of profitability of customers, primarily based on geography. He said the quality of farm...
