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Using your data to increase farm efficiency
Managing your data is very important with how high-tech things are in this day and age. However, managing your data doesn’t just mean keeping it away from those who want to abuse it. Farmers can share their data with trusted ag companies, like Farmer’s Edge, and increase their farm’s efficiency. Kris Kinnard, director of lab growth at Farmers Edge, said their digital platform- FarmCommand- allows producers to collect and manage data and then share those data points with other trusted agronomic...
China purchases soybeans, will likely buy more corn
Extensive negotiations between the world's two largest economies are paying off, as China remains actively involved in the United States grain markets.?Private exporters reported export sales of 456,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the...
Axne talks cattle market legislation in IFU forum
Efforts continue in Washington, D.C. to create a level playing field for Midwest cattle producers.Questions surrounding cattle markets are a main issue being tackled by Iowa?s congressional leadership. Senator Chuck Grassley recently spoke on the Senate floor to...
RFS at 15: What does the future hold?
Tomorrow, August the 8th, it will be fifteen years since then-President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It was that act that gave birth to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). It?s been a decade and a half of victories and challenges. Even though...
Extreme drought emerges in west-central Iowa
Drought conditions continue to expand across the state of Iowa.The latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday morning showed ?extreme? drought conditions (D3) have emerged in west-central Iowa. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the impacted area was previously...
Use of corn as an acceptable feedstock clarified by Energy Department
In the most recent Funding Opportunity Announcement, the Department of Energy?s Bioenergy Technologies Office clarified that corn grain is an acceptable feedstock. This means starch derived sugars, specifically starches from field and feed corn, were clarified as...
Coronavirus relief helped slow Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies
The latest farm bankruptcy data offered mixed news.Farm bankruptcies rose eight-percent over a 12-month period, June 2019 through June 2020. Chapter 12 filings, however, slowed in the second quarter. John Newton, American Farm Bureau chief economist, speaks to...
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Demand means nothing if we don?t have supply
Harvest is just about complete in Iowa. Just a few acres remain across the entire state. As we are wrapping it up and planning for 2022, it is good to know about the work being done to promote the sales and use of the products you are raising. The United Soybean Board...
White House likely to remove some tariffs on China
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Bloomberg that the Biden Administration would likely remove some punitive tariffs on Chinese imports. She says there is an ongoing process to try to figure out what America?s best approach to China will be going forward....
Vilsack summarizes ways USDA helped producers through challenging year
The Thanksgiving holiday is not only a time to gather with family and friends, but a time to also reflect and celebrate the blessings in our lives.U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently did just that when he looked back on the year 2021 and the ways USDA...
USDA awards $90.2M in grants to strengthen local and regional markets
The USDA Tuesday announced a $90.2 million investment to help strengthen market opportunities for local and regional food businesses.The funding is made possible through grant programs administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) as part of the Local...
