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NE Iowa farmer saw impressive soybean yields in 2025
Last year’s crop season was full of curveballs, but farmers were still able to grow some very successful crops. In fact, several Iowa farmers were winners of the 2025 Asgrow Brand National Yield Contest. The annual competition is open to any farmers in the U.S. who grow Asgrow brand soybean products from Bayer Crop Science. Mac Hageman, a farmer out of Ossian, achieved an impressive winning yield of 126.4 bushels per acre with his soybean entry. Hageman said it takes a strong team to work...
John Deere launches See & Spray Ultimate
Almost a year ago, we highlighted the See & Spray technology from John Deere. At the time, it was mostly being used on the fallow ground of the Northern Plains. It allowed the sprayer to use a camera that was able to identify a weed amongst the vegetation and spot...
Legislation introduced to hold shipping companies accountable
The supply chain has been the bane of our existence for over two years now. For one reason or another, any product we regularly use has been subject to this issue.Not only are we having trouble getting products, but we are also seeing huge backlogs at the shipping...
Ukrainian farmer discusses life during Russian invasion
Today marks exactly one month since the Russian military began its invasion of Ukraine. Not only has it opened a humanitarian can of worms, but a political one as well. Countries around the globe are trying to help the Ukrainians without plunging us into World War III...
NPB?s new chief veterinarian talks foreign animal disease safety
There are many factors that help U.S. producers stay safe from foreign animal disease outbreaks.In his role as Chief Veterinarian for the National Pork Board (NPB), Dr. Dusty Oedekoven explained how collaboration is critical to help protect the U.S. pork industry from...
Iowa Central students receive top honors at Student Taste competition
The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) challenged 11 teams of Iowa students to get creative with ground pork at their annual Student Taste competition, which took place at the Iowa Culinary Institute on the campus of the Des Moines Area Community College in...
2023 Farm Bill wish lists & concerns coming from Senate Ag leaders
Even though the ground hasn?t been broken on the 2022 crop year in Iowa, there is a lot of concern about the 2023 Farm Bill. Debates and wish lists are already being compared for this all-important piece of legislation that deals with agriculture and food policy in...
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Corteva TruChoice? helps farmers get rebates upfront
When we are faced with high input costs and market prices that are lowering, farmers cannot be waiting months to get a check or rebate to save money for buying a product today. Rebates are a great way to get farmers to look at your products, but they don?t see the...
Important ag provisions in the omnibus bill
President Biden signed the omnibus spending package into law that diverts a government shutdown and keeps it running until September 30, 2023. The bill with more than 4,000 pages contains many notable items important to U.S. farmers and ranchers. The bill includes...
AFBF investing in the future with Young Farmers & Ranchers program
Arguably the most important- and sometimes the most difficult- part of starting to farm is making connections with other people in the ag industry and getting your foot in the door. There?s no better way to gain more farming knowledge, especially when talking with...
Production trends will impact U.S. red meat exports in 2023
Larger U.S. pork production in 2023 will generate new opportunities for export growth. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom expects a modest increase in U.S. pork production in 2023, as this is a time where pork production in the European...
Will the farm bill be completed in 2023?
After the November midterm elections, we now know who will be working on the farm bill in 2023. That is the easy part. The next question is, will a farm bill be completed in the new year? Here is Ken Barbic, vice president and head of policy and global government...
