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Feeding the Economy report shows agriculture’s impact
Each year, the Feeding the Economy Report measures the downstream, off-the-farm economic impact of U.S. agriculture. Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the report tracks three layers of impact. Munch said when you combine those layers, ag supports about $10.4 trillion in economic output, or about one-fifth of the entire U.S. economy. With the overall farm economy struggling, Munch said it’s vital to highlight the broad economic importance of agriculture in...
Consider vertical tillage to help achieve residue management goals
With margins tight and input costs only going up, it?s more important than ever for farmers to get the most out of every seed that goes into the ground. While it?s easy to spend hours talking about variety selection and crop protection products, it?s also important to...
AFBF: families deserve truth in food labeling
America's families deserve to know what they're buying when shopping in the dairy aisle, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. AFBF Monday filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration. The comments call on the agency to enforce food labeling...
Don?t cut corners on machine maintenance this spring
As this planting season has given us a jumpstart and then a slowdown, the last thing we want to do is to increase that slowdown with shoddy maintenance on our equipment. Sometimes we can look at our equipment and realize that while we probably should have addressed...
DMACC adds water quality wetland to Dallas County farm
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) has always believed in providing hands-on experiences for students, and now there is an additional conservation opportunity on the Dallas County farm with a new water quality watershed. The watershed also serves to help...
EF4 tornado leads to farm recovery effort near Wellman
On March 31st, an EF4 tornado destroyed 2 of 3 of the Whetstine family farmsteads near Wellman Iowa. Clint Whetstine?s farm was among those decimated by the powerful storm. He lost several buildings along with some livestock and sustained damage to multiple pieces of...
Consumers save 25 cents a gallon with E15
A new analysis from the Renewable Fuels Association shows American drivers saved an average of more than 25 cents per gallon since the beginning of 2022 with E15. RFA analyzed more than 3,000 actual pump prices for E15 and E10 submitted by drivers to E15prices.com....
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Now is a great time to deworm your cattle
Deworming is a fairly routine part of taking care of any livestock, especially cattle, but it’s still not something to be taken lightly. For every day that there are parasites in your livestock, you are losing valuable dollars in ROI. Grant Crawford, associate...
Ag A.I. pros and cons voiced at senate ag hearing
Artificial intelligence on the farm is no longer a sci-fi dream, but a reality. But there are costs as well as benefits, as the Senate Ag Committee heard at a recent A.I. hearing. Artificial intelligence on the farm could have major benefits in terms of helping...
Study proves U.S. corn superiority
The U.S. Grains Council released its second annual Corn Origins Report, which explores the performance of U.S. corn against corn from other countries in poultry diets. U.S., Argentinian, and Brazilian corn samples were collected from an international feed company in...
Modernizing practices one step at a time
Implementing change into your operation one practice at a time and improving efficiency and environmental stewardship along the way. Iowa's Conservation Farmer of the Year provides his recommendations for you based upon experience. 5th generation family farmer Dan...
What does USSEC look for in a potential trade market?
The one lesson that we have really driven home since the pandemic, is that we cannot have all our trade eggs in one basket. When China shut down, we had to find places to make up that market share that was dwindling. To that end, we had to look towards the trading...
