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Iowa Corn, Hy-Vee, Growth Energy partner on Unleaded 88 branding
On Monday, Iowa Corn and Growth Energy announced that they have partnered with Hy-Vee to update the branding for Unleaded 88 at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh convenience stores across the Midwest. Unleaded 88 is a fuel blend with 15% ethanol, usable in 96% of today’s cars and trucks. As availability grows nationwide, Hy-Vee is working to standardize branding to give consumers consistent fuel choices. New signage and pump labels aim to boost Unleaded 88 sales and support corn farmers in Iowa and...
Drought now covers 96 percent of Iowa
Drought conditions have worsened in Iowa. The latest US Drought Monitor released Thursday morning showed drought has expanded across 96 percent of Iowa. State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan says it?s the largest drought coverage area in the state since September of...
Iowa corn growers focus on clearing hurdles
Iowa Corn Growers Association members convened virtually for the annual Grassroots Summit. Incoming president Carl Jardon speaks to key issues, which remain of top priority among the nation?s leaders in corn production.One-hundred plus corn growers this week signed on...
Export sales continue positive trend
The weekly US Export Sales Report was released Thursday morning for the week ending August 20th. In the report, old crop corn sales were 270,400 metric tons ? up noticeably from the previous week and from the prior four-week average ? while new crop corn had net sales...
Farmers, it is okay to talk about your stress
It is something we have talked about in the past, but it needs to be talked about again. The stress of farming has been tough. It has always been tough. There are always a host of challenges that producers are facing every year. Some of these stresses are widespread...
USDA extends signup deadline for prairie pothole program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline to November 20, 2020, for the Soil Health and Income Protection Program (SHIPP), a new pilot program that enables farmers to receive payments for planting perennial cover for conservation use for...
President Trump announces $1B for USDA food box program
President Donald Trump has declared up to an additional $1 billion for the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program.The president made the announcement alongside US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue this week. The additional funding allows the program to continue...
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USDA announces local food purchase assistance program
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the establishment of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. The program will award up to $400 million for emergency food assistance purchases of domestic local foods. Utilizing...
The do?s and don?ts of evaluating farm building infrastructure
The building industry continues to deal with supply chain issues coupled with strong demand. The team at Morton Buildings says this makes evaluating farm building infrastructure more important than ever.Dan Nyberg is training manager for Morton Buildings. He talks...
Grassley calls on Corps to quickly fix locks and dams
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is leading a letter this week to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding its work plan for the renovation and expansion of locks and dams along the Mississippi River.During his weekly press call with farm reporters Tuesday, Grassley...
Brazil soybean, first crop corn planting winding down
Soybean and first crop corn planting in Brazil is nearing the finish line, while Argentina has hit just above the 50% completion mark for both crops.In this week?s South American weather and crop update on the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network, Allendale commodity...
Granular has new precision nitrogen tool to maximize every acre
Nitrogen is expensive and in tight supply for farmers in North and South America. Producers are being urged to have plans in place for getting supplies and putting them on judiciously. Nitrogen is also a hot-button topic when it comes to water quality. Nitrogen runoff...
