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Indigo Ag completes industry-leading fourth carbon crop
Recently, Indigo Ag announced the issuance of its fourth carbon crop, which totaled at nearly 1 megaton of carbon sequestration. This makes them the only company to complete four carbon harvests and pay participating farmers. Lauren Lindner, account director with Indigo Ag, said they are very excited to hit that milestone. Lindner said the way they process their carbon credits allows them to be purchased by big names like Microsoft. Lindner said the carbon programs at Indigo are flexible and...
USDA officials make bullish adjustment to soybeans
Front month corn futures broke the four-dollar barrier today, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. Greg McBride, commodities broker with Allendale, Inc., says, ?We knew this...
Sioux Center company raises over $150,000 to fight hunger
An Iowa company that is one of America's leading shell egg and egg-product producers recently helped raise more than $150,000 for hunger relief groups across Sioux County. Center Fresh Group, based in Sioux Center, went beyond its usual charitable giving commitments...
Syngenta Group announces acquisition of Valagro
Syngenta Crop Protection, a business unit of Syngenta Group, has acquired a leading biologicals company. Valagro has a 40-year track record as an innovation pioneer in the field of biologicals. Syngenta Crop Protection believes this investment positions itself as one...
USDA announces biofuels infrastructure grants
Yesterday, United States Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue made stops in Minnesota and Iowa to announce investments by the USDA into biofuels infrastructure projects. The announcement of $22 million dollars in grants from the Higher Blends...
Dairy Margin Coverage program enrollment for 2021 opens Oct. 13
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, for 2021 enrollment.?This year has been a market roller coaster for the dairy industry, and the Dairy Margin Coverage...
Extreme drought reintroduced in NW Iowa, Drought Monitor says
Nine counties in northwest Iowa are seeing extreme drought conditions, according to the latest US Drought Monitor released Thursday morning. The Drought Monitor shows D3 ? or extreme drought ? is occurring in Plymouth, Cherokee, Sioux, O?Brien, Clay, Palo Alto, Lyon,...
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Indigo Ag?s carbon credit program is gaining momentum in Iowa
We have heard it said time and time again that Farmers are the pioneers of environmental issues. They are doing what they can to protect their soil and water, so the family farm remains viable for years to come. They are finding new ways to grow more food on fewer...
Opening Market Podcast – Jim McCormick AgMarket.Net 1-5-22
Markets had a lot of buying support today. Will it continue today, so far Corn & Soybeans are both under pressure. Dustin talks with Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net.
Ames-based Swine Health Information Center receives Pork Checkoff funding
The Swine Health Information Center in Ames is receiving $15 million in Pork Checkoff funds, extending the center?s funding through 2027.Dr. Brett Kaysen, senior vice president of producer and state engagement with the National Pork Board, says the Swine Health...
South American Weather and Crop Update (1-4-2022)
In today?s South American Weather and Crop Update, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride explained why Brazil?s soybean crop projections have dropped.Even though soybean projections are down, that doesn't mean Brazil will have a bad harvest- the country will still...
Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson meets with President Biden
Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson met with President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss the administration?s pursuit of a competitive and transparent livestock marketing system.Johnson tells IARN that President Biden unveiled a plan to increase competitiveness in...
