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Iowa grown food reaches more school cafeterias
The Choose Iowa Local Food for Schools program is expanding its efforts to connect Iowa schools with locally produced food after a successful pilot program last year. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the program was piloted last year before being made permanent through the Iowa Farm Act. The program provides grants to schools that can be used to purchase food produced locally. Naig said school nutrition directors already have the difficult task of providing safe and nutritious...
Voraxor goes after tough and stubborn broadleaf weeds
At this year’s Farm Progress Show, BASF unveiled Voraxor, a next generation, ultra-low use rate burndown and pre-emergence herbicide. Josh Putman, technical marketing manager for corn herbicides at BASF, said Voraxor will be available to farmers next year and combines...
More than 400 FFA students gather for annual Ag and Dairy Expo at NICC
More than 400 Future Farmers of America (FFA) high school students from 36 schools in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin gathered on the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Calmar campus this week for the annual Tri-State Ag and Dairy Expo. Hosted at Iowa’s Dairy...
Safety today, and beyond, on the farm
Safety on the farm is not only about today but also about the future. National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 21st-25th and is the time of year when farmers and the rural community are reminded of the importance of farming in a safe manner today to bring...
AFBF pleased with Senate Ag Committee farm bill passage
The Senate Ag Committee approved its version of the farm bill on a 12-11 party line vote. Now, an updated version of the farm bill- which hasn’t been updated since 2018- is finally within reach. Brian Glenn, director of government relations for the American Farm...
Local farmers help steer Iowa State research
Agriculture may be a statewide industry in Iowa, but the conditions farmers face can vary considerably depending on where they operate. Differences in soil, terrain, weather, and other local factors mean the questions facing producers in northeast Iowa may not be the...
U.S. Export Sales Report (9-17-26)
This week’s export sales were good once again, especially for this time of year. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the corn sales are slightly behind the USDA’s pace, so this report was very much appreciated. McBride said the soybean sales have continued to...
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Details from September Cattle on Feed Report
USDA published the September Cattle on Feed Report on Friday September 18th, and the report shows another increase in cattle and calves on feed. That’s according to USDA livestock analyst Anthony Fischer. However, Fischer says that when examining cattle that were...
Long-term effects of data centers must be considered
As the development of large-scale data centers continues to be pushed in rural areas, many communities across the nation have one major question: what is the long-term impact on the local environment? University of Illinois environmental science student Bruce Beam...
Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling advances with Senate farm bill
Mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef moved closer to returning after the Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its version of the 2026 farm bill. The legislation includes an amendment tied to the American Beef Labeling Act that would restore mandatory...
USMEF holds seminars to grow demand in Saudi Arabia
For over a decade, U.S. beef faced technical barriers in Saudi Arabia that left only a small fraction of U.S. production eligible for the market. With those obstacles now removed, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) – with support from USDA and the Beef Checkoff...
Technology and value added ag guide ISU priorities
Iowa State University President David Cook is spending his first year on the job looking at where the university can have the greatest impact in the years ahead, and agriculture remains a major part of that conversation. Cook has been traveling across Iowa during his...
