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Representing the Iowa cattle industry at CattleCon
The cattle industry convention and NCBA trade show is in Nashville Tennessee this week and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association is in attendance to represent Iowa’s producers. Bryan Whaley is the CEO of the ICA and says that Iowa’s producers and ICA staff are in Nashville and using their voices to help shape the policy and future of the cattle industry in the United States. Each region of the country features different sectors of the cattle industry and faces unique challenges. However, Iowa is...
Disease management is key even with good prices (Part 1)
Your crops are vulnerable as they grow and produce in your fields. Weeds, pests, and diseases are all doing their part to reduce your yield. That is why crop protection is key. But it is more than just mixing a tank and going out into your fields. It is using the...
Conditions are ripe for corn rootworm
The billion-dollar pest is the term that has been coined for corn rootworm. The pest had a strong season last year and is poised to make a strong return this year.Entomologist PJ Liesch shares his predictions for CRW in 2022.The weather conditions are going to play a...
ASF vaccine passes tests required for regulatory approval
Scientists with USDA?s Agriculture Research Service Monday announced that a vaccine candidate for African Swine Fever (ASF) passed an important safety test required for regulatory approval. The successful safety test moves the vaccine one step closer to commercial...
ICGA CEO talks Iowa?s ag relationship with China
The U.S.-China High Level Agricultural Dialogue took place last Thursday night at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in Des Moines. Naturally, one of the main focuses of the event was the agricultural relationship between Iowan farmers and Chinese consumers. Iowa...
Tips for planning a new farm shop
Spring is the season of change. The weather warms up, fields change as crops are planted, and cattle are moved out to pastures. Farms change a lot in general when spring starts up, but that change doesn?t have to be limited to just grains and livestock. You can change...
Getting a jumpstart on weeds will pay dividends in 2022
Unlike corn & soybeans, weeds don?t have to wait for the weather to be nice to start growing. They don?t have to wait for the mud to dry or the seed to get in the ground. They are already getting a foothold this year. So, you need to start your weed control plans...
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HPAI causing increase in egg prices
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak is causing a short supply of eggs, leading to higher prices for consumers. According to American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Bernt Nelson, the key factor in that price change is the inventory of laying...
The importance of making plans for planting
As February approaches it?s still too cold with too much snow on the ground to get much work done outside. However, it is a great time to sit down and draft a plan of attack for planting season 2023.Andrew Penney is a technical agronomist with Dekalb based in Iowa. He...
U.S. Export Sales Report (1-26-23)
This week?s exports were average to slightly bullish. Corn numbers are still just a little disappointing, but soybeans and wheat are friendly. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.McBride said there have...
Brazil’s family farms are not that different from ours
The Siebt family started Fazenda Gaucha in 1976, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, literally from nothing. They started from less than nothing. Rogerio Luiz Siebt and his wife, Solange arrived when he was 21 and she was 19. There was no power or water. The only...
Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad to lead World Food Prize Foundation
Earlier this week, the World Food Prize Foundation announced that former U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad will join the organization as its president. Established by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, the World Food Prize is considered the...
