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When fertilizer prices climb, efficiency is the key
As fertilizer prices skyrocket, farmers are researching all opportunities to apply fertilizer as efficiently as possible and receive the most bang for their buck. Dan Schulz is a vice president of sales with Ostara and provides some background of the company and products that they offer. Schulz says that CG P2X granular phosphate fertilizer solves a lot of issues with timing and delivers peak efficiency. In addition to less leaching and runoff, Schulz says Ostara CG P2X is available at a price...
Abby Feldpausch receives IARN scholarship through IFAA
Helping the next generation. The Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network is proud to sponsor a scholarship through the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA). Congratulations to Abby Feldpausch of Grundy County, as she is the latest winner of the Iowa...
How are Canadian wildfires affecting U.S. crops?
Canadian Wildfires have been affecting the air quality in the United States. While that isn’t nearly as damaging as the fires themselves on the lives of Canadians, it is nevertheless an impact on our quality of life as well. We have had air quality warnings and it has...
Iowa Corn celebrates corn industry at Iowa State Fair
We’re always celebrating the corn industry in Iowa, but today was an extra special celebration of corn and ethanol at the Iowa State Fair. The Iowa Corn Growers Association celebrated Corn Day by bringing in a display truck, handing out merch, and showing off a...
Does Mean Gene live up to his name?
The Big Bull at the 2023 Iowa State Fair is Mean Gene, a four-year-old Charolais from New Virginia Iowa. Mean Gene weighed in at 3,060 pounds in the big bull contest to claim the title as the heaviest bull at this year’s fair. Despite his size and menacing name, owner...
Pro Farmer Crop Tour kicks off today
We’re going out into the field for a status update on the finishing corn and soybean crops as the Pro Farmer Crop Tour kicks off today. Mike Berdo, Washington County farmer and longtime crop tour scout, said one of the things that he enjoys is that each year he gets a...
398 Century and heritage farm families honored at the ISF
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Brent Johnson and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Brian Feldpausch honored 398 Iowa farm families with Century or Heritage Farm designations at the Iowa State Fair today. The...
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U.S. is at a record trade deficit in 2024
The USDA published its third trade outlook for fiscal year 2024. The trade outlook is unfortunately still showing the United States with a record trade deficit. Betty Resnick, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says 2024 will see lower agricultural...
Significant headwinds remain before U.S. beef herd expands
The U.S. cattle herd is at record low-levels. In fact the herd size has not been this small in many decades. Yet despite that fact, there are still significant headwinds that remain before the U.S. beef herd expands once again says Kevin Good, vice president of...
Iowa farmland sells for a near-record amount
Not one but two tracts of farmland in Sioux County, Iowa, sold for a near-record $29,600 per acre in a public auction this week. In November 2022, a sale of 73.19 acres in the same county sold for the current state record of $30,000 per acre. A spokesman for Zomer...
ISA delegates bring concerns to Commodity Classic meetings
Commodity Classic is so much more than the trade show that sees all kinds of technology unveiled to the farmers of the United States. More importantly, it is the time that delegates from across the United States come together to set the policy that their respective...
Red Sea shipping issues among conversation at Gulfood
More than 150,000 attendees from 190 countries were in Dubai, UAE, last week for Gulfood, the world’s largest annual food and beverage show. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom provided insight on what he describes as the busiest Gulfood...
