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Caitlin Clark Foundation and Hy-Vee donate over $300k to Feeding America
Today, Hy-Vee and the Caitlin Clark Foundation presented a donation of $300,802.85 to Feeding America at the Food Bank of Iowa. The donation, which is the result of a round-up campaign held across all Hy-Vee stores this past March, will provide three million meals to food insecure families. Blake Clark, who is Caitlin’s older brother and represented the foundation for the donation, said this donation fits in well with their mission. Since they are still a smaller foundation, Clark said they...
Drought continues to expand in Iowa
Drought now covers 99 percent of Iowa, according to the latest data from the US Drought Monitor. Iowa State Climatologist Justin Glisan says drought continues to expand in Iowa. The Drought Monitor on Thursday showed that the D3, or extreme drought, in west-central...
Neutral export sales, trends remain positive
The weekly US Export Sales Report was released Thursday morning for the week ending August 27th. In the report, old crop corn sales were 95,800 metric tons ? down 65 percent from the previous week and 53 percent from the prior four-week average ? while new crop corn...
Extension recommends “proactive” approach for volunteer corn
Midwest farmers must now confront serious damages caused by the derecho, such as downed corn. Downed corn may lead to a host of problems, whether it be grain quality or volunteer corn.Dr. Prashant Jha, associate professor at Iowa State University and Extension weed...
Rural Spirit Awards honor those who selflessly give back
Agriculture is an industry that is full of people who are willing to do all they can to make the future brighter for themselves, their communities, and others around them. Many individuals do this without even thinking about it, and with no expectation of reward. They...
IDALS awarded the 2020 Iowa Egg Council Partner Award
Iowa Egg Council has chosen the Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship (IDALS) as the recipient of the Iowa Egg Council Partner Award. The Iowa Egg Council Partner Award recognizes, each year, a collaborator that helps deliver on the mission of creating...
Cover crops: “Great option” for drought, wind impacted acres
State agriculture officials note a rise in cover crop acres. However, many questions remain about how to incorporate the practice after prolonged drought conditions and a derecho wind storm.Mark Licht, assistant professor of agronomy at Iowa State University,...
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New demand for U.S. soy through sustainable aviation fuel
Sustainable aviation fuel is causing new growing demand for U.S. soybeans.Matt Herman, environmental science director with the National Biodiesel Board, says sustainable aviation fuel is a clean substitute for fossil fuels used in jet fuel that can deliver the same...
Weekend Ag Matters: December 11th, 2021
In this episode:Brent runs down headlinesDustin tells about a new auction collegeRuss talks about being ready
Hinson bill would help preserve the Driftless Area
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson has helped introduce a bipartisan bill that would preserve an ecologically-unique region spanning Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.During her weekly press call, Congresswoman Hinson says the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation...
Opening Market Podcast – Matt Bennett AgMarket.Net 12-10-21
The #WASDE report is in the rearview mirror. However, Matt Bennett of AgMarket.net sees what could be a volatile first 3 months of 2022. He tells Dustin all about it.
USDA makes $800 million available for biofuels pandemic relief
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the American economy hard. We are still feeling the ripple effects of it almost two years later. Of course, some sectors of the economy took it harder than others. Many of those were reliant on travel and human interaction. When you have...
