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Farmers need to have flexible weed control programs
Weeds like water hemp are at the top of every farmer’s mind, especially as planting season rolls along. Producers need to have a broad spectrum of control in their weed management plans, or they will risk having those weeds develop resistances to the products they use. Drake Robards, U.S. portfolio marketing lead for soybean herbicides at Corteva, said they have several herbicides that help farmers create a comprehensive weed control program. With farmers planting earlier and earlier every...
Let your checkoff investment directly benefit you
Now is the time to directly benefit from your check off investment by getting involved in some on farm replicated trials that could help your final yields and improve your environmental footprint for next year with the Iowa Soybean Association. Kellie Blair is a...
Iowa Corn supports fertilizer industry transparency
The Iowa Corn Growers Association developed language they’d like added to the upcoming farm bill that would review competition and transparency in the fertilizer industry. The language would mandate a USDA assessment of the pricing practices used by fertilizer...
Commerce Department lowers duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer
One of the key components in the price farmers have been paying for fertilizer comes from the duties we had placed on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco. The United States is not a major producer of the key component in corn growing. Therefore, we must import much of...
U.S. Export Sales Report (11-2-23)
This week’s export sales came within expectations, even though those numbers were on the low side. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave a breakdown of this week’s export numbers. However, there were some disappointments in the soybean meal numbers, especially...
Midwest region still thirsty for rain
Looking for moisture, and some should be coming. Even with the rainfall that has occurred across much of Iowa recently, the latest Drought Monitor shows virtually no change with over 98% of the state still in some form of drought designation. However, USDA’s Midwest...
USDA announces 2022 emergency relief program funding
USDA recently announced disaster-related funding for events that occurred in 2022 through the Emergency Relief Program. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Danny Munch explains. There are two different paths for farmers to follow in the application process says...
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Silver linings to rainy weather planting delays
As we finish up the 200th consecutive week of drought in Iowa, there’s actually some hope to be found, as the drought conditions are very much trending in the right direction. The recent storms have dumped off plentiful amounts of rainfall for the soils across the...
The latest tool to help growers battle SCN
If you are a soybean grower in the Midwest you are well aware of the threat of soybean cyst nematode or SCN. The yield robbing pest is responsible for $1.5 billion dollars in loss annually. To give growers another tool to help fight SCN, BASF has developed a new...
U.S. Export Sales Report (5-2-24)
Despite an exciting day in the grain markets, export sales were very mild this week. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said corn and beans came within estimates. Corn sales are only slightly behind the 5-year average, but McBride said beans are far enough behind...
The 2024 Iowa’s best burger announced
From cheese curds to chip dust, burgers as big as dinner plates to multiple patty burgers, fresh veggies to cheeses, and sauces to spreads, this year’s Top 10 Iowa’s Best Burger restaurants had it all! However, only one can claim the title of Iowa’s Best Burger in...
Ag Committees release previews of Farm Bill
Yesterday, while the NAFB attended Washington Watch, House Ag Committee Chairman GT Thompson released a framework for the House Version of the Farm Bill, and Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman released the full Senate version. Both addressed the NAFB members in attendance...
