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Secretary Naig announces $200,000 investment in the Choose Iowa Farms to Food Banks Program

Secretary Naig announces $200,000 investment in the Choose Iowa Farms to Food Banks Program

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is investing an additional $200,000 for the second full year of the Choose Iowa Farms to Food Banks Program. Under the Department's Choose Iowa program, the successful initiative received a second year of funding from the Iowa Legislature during the 2025 session. Secretary Naig made the funding announcement in Hiawatha during a visit to HACAP (Hawkeye Area Community Action...

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Farmland values remain firm at midway point of 2025

Farmland values remain firm at midway point of 2025

Despite challenges with the commodity markets and widespread uncertainty regarding profitability, farmland values are remaining steady at the midway point of 2025. Paul Shadegg, Senior Vice President of Real Estate with Farmers National Company, explains the economics...

Naig: Conservation, cooperation needed for Iowa water

Naig: Conservation, cooperation needed for Iowa water

Iowa agriculture has a responsibility to be a partner in protecting and improving water quality—not just for the benefit of rural communities, but also for our urban neighbors. That partnership was thrust into the spotlight earlier this summer when Des Moines Water...

Managing weeds in Iowa with multiple effective modes of action

Managing weeds in Iowa with multiple effective modes of action

For most of the state, this year’s crop season has gone great. The weather has been mostly cooperative, and damage has been kept to a minimum. But if the weather is good for the crops, you can correctly assume that it’s great for weeds as well. Lynn Hurley, account...

Pioneer striving to provide additional protection against corn rootworm

Pioneer striving to provide additional protection against corn rootworm

You don’t need a degree in agronomy to understand the threat of rootworms to Iowa’s corn. The pest attacks corn root systems and leads to reduced nutrient uptake, lodging, and yield loss. Macy Marek is a product marketing manager for Pioneer corn and says that Pioneer...

Taking care of farm tires year-round

Taking care of farm tires year-round

Whether it’s harvesting, planting, or moving from field to field, tires can make an operation run smoothly or make simple tasks take all day. Greg Jones, Senior Manager for Global Field Engineering at Firestone Ag, said one of the most important things for farmers and...

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Farmers need to have a seat at the MAHA table

Farmers need to have a seat at the MAHA table

The much-anticipated recommendations from the Make America Healthy Commission will be released soon. In this week’s commentary, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall said the commission must seek farmers' input. Duvall said they appreciate the communication from...