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Iowa cash rents drop in 2025
The 2025 annual survey of cash rental rates for Iowa farmland shows that rates decreased, on average, by 2.9 percent in 2025 to $271 per acre. It’s the first decline in cash rents since 2019, after a peak of $279 per acre during the previous two years of the survey. Crop reporting districts saw different results in cash rents, ranging from a drop of 6.9 percent in South Central Iowa to an increase of 2.8 percent in Southeast Iowa. There was considerable variability across the counties in...
Outgoing USMEF chair looks back on 2020
The US Meat Export Federation?s outgoing chair recently reflected on the organization?s challenging yet rewarding year. Idaho cattle feeder Cevin Jones is wrapping up his one-year term as chair of USMEF. Jones says that while the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted many of...
COVID causes surge in Iowa rural broadband investment
Rural broadband has been a hot topic for a few years, but it has certainly come to the forefront during the COVID-19 pandemic. As people have been forced to work from home, students taking classes online, and hospitals having to increase their consultations online,...
AEM: Next President should focus on infrastructure
A survey by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) shows the industry wants the next President to prioritize infrastructure investment. Regardless of who the next President is and which party controls the House or Senate, AEM says the outcome of the 2020...
Beck’s Hybrids sees increased adoption of cover crops
Beck's Hybrids, the largest family-owned, retail seed company in the United States, notes increased adoption of conservation practices across its Iowa footprint. Adam Smith serves as corn grower manager for Beck?s Hybrids. Over the past couple of years, Smith has seen...
ISU field agronomist reflects on rapid harvest
It?s been a busy fall for Iowa?s farmers and for the crops team at Iowa State University. The ISU crops team focuses on integrated management for sustainable agriculture with three priorities: crops, soils, and pests. Field agronomist Meaghan Anderson has been out and...
Ideal harvest weather this week in Iowa
We aren?t very far from the end of the 2020 harvest and the weather patterns look good for farmers this week in Iowa.Iowa state climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network that most of the state can expect sunny skies this week along with...
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Dr. Fauci talks about COVID in rural America
We have been dealing with the COVID pandemic for almost two years now. We have had vaccines available for a little more than a year. However, there is resistance from several rural Americans to getting vaccinated. We have heard many vocal arguments against the...
IDALS accepting applications for 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grants
Yesterday, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. To qualify, the grants must be used to support projects...
South American Weather and Crop Update (1-18-22)
The long weekend brought some much-needed rains and cooler temperatures to parts of South America.In this week?s South American Weather and Crop Update, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said there?s some rain in the forecast still for the next 10 to 15 days in...
Closing Market Podcast 1-18-2022
Midday Market Podcast-John Heinberg TFM-1-18-22
Selling pressure came into corn and soybeans from the overnight session, and wheat markets have had a great day so far. Riley talks with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing.
