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Congress yet to deliver on E15 promise
E15 fuel will be available again this summer thanks to another temporary waiver from the Trump Administration. While Iowa is one of eight Midwestern states already allowing year-round E15 sales, this fix remains only partial. Iowa lawmakers are still in the fight, pushing for a permanent, nationwide solution to eliminate seasonal restrictions entirely. Without Congressional action, fuel retailers and ethanol producers continue to face year-to-year uncertainty. Geoff Cooper, President and CEO...
Voting in rural America could be a much different experience
Nothing about 2020 is going normally, so why should your experience at the polls be any different. The COVID-19 pandemic and the amount of early ballot casting could give us a few different possibilities for how your experience goes. The Center for Rural Affairs says...
Commodity Classic goes virtual in 2021
The next Commodity Classic will now be a virtual event. The annual conference and trade show had been scheduled to take place March 4-6, in San Antonio, Texas. The change to an alternative digital format became necessary because of restrictions related to COVID-19....
New rootworm tool assists farmers with 2021 hybrid selection
"Corn rootworm is never going away," says Mitch Heisler, product marketing manager for Wyffels Hybrids. The independent, U.S. farm family-owned seed company this year reinforced its industry-leading position in corn rootworm monitoring.Wyffels Hybrids monitored nearly...
Growth Energy lauds initial HBIIP payments
Those in the biofuels industry are saluting the first round of payments under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, which expands access to higher blends of fuel for consumers.In October, the US Department of Agriculture awarded the first round of HBIIP...
Dry conditions improving in Iowa, Drought Monitor says
Thursday?s US Drought Monitor showed some good news for subsoil moisture in parts of Iowa.Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network that a large area of central-to-eastern Iowa has seen improvement from previous drought...
Bayer celebrates EPA decision on dicamba products
Earlier this week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave its approval to dicamba products for the next five years. Supporters of the decision say this will return certainty to farmers who needed to make their 2021 plans and wanted to know what tools were...
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Corteva provides tips to control woolly cupgrass in Iowa
AUDIO REPORT: Controlling Woolly Cupgrass with Corteva AgriscienceCorteva Agriscience will work to help farmers in Iowa control yield-robbing weeds this growing season, including woolly cupgrass.Ron Geis, market development specialist with Corteva, says when it comes...
AgPack brings return on investments for farmers purchasing trucks
We all remember that commercial from a few years ago during the Super Bowl, when Dodge Trucks used Paul Harvey to remind us that ?God made a farmer.? That made a lot of us in rural America feel proud that we were getting recognized for the hard work we do every day....
NCBA backs WOTUS recommendations from advisory committee
The Environmental Protection Agency?s Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee recently issued a report on the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.?NCBA strongly supports the committee?s recommendation to develop a clear and limited WOTUS definition and...
Ernst vows to fight for biofuels after SCOTUS denies E15 appeal
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says she?s disappointed with the U.S. Supreme Court?s recent decision to reject an appeal by Growth Energy to reinstate an EPA rule that would have permitted year-round sales of fuel containing as much as 15% ethanol.In an interview with IARN...
U.S. pork now eligible for export to India
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that after many years of negotiations, U.S. pork is now eligible for export to India.U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) representative Monty Brown, who conducted market...
