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ASA’s Ragland says farmers facing a thousand cuts
Soybean farmers have been battling more than slow demand and market uncertainty this year. The cost of doing business has climbed steadily, pushed higher by tariffs, input inflation, and the ripple effects of a prolonged trade war. American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland says those pressures have created a financial environment that many growers simply cannot outrun. Ragland describes it as “death by a thousand cuts” as farmers face higher input prices at the same time commodity...
SE Iowa producer focusing on building trust with consumers
Farmer Grade, a new business idea birthed out of the rise of social media, is focusing on building trust with consumers. Sawyer Whisler, a farmer from southeast Iowa, wanted to do something different while selling meat directly from the farm to the table. So, he built...
Grassley says Prop 12 creating negative effects for producers and consumers
United States Senator (R-IA) Chuck Grassley is home in Iowa this week as the Senate takes its Easter break and he has visited with Iowans in 11 counties as part of his yearly 99 county tour. He says that California’s Prop 12 law has been a big discussion topic with...
EPA accepts atrazine recommendations
The Environmental Protection Agency agreed with recommendations from its Scientific Advisory Panel on atrazine. The recommendations remove several poor-quality studies that played a role in the agency’s recommendation for an ultra-low aquatic level of concern for...
Dekalb excited for addition of VT4PRO™ to portfolio in 2024
Planters are getting ready to hit the fields all over the country, and farmers who aren’t in the field yet are chomping at the bit to get going. A few weeks remain in the Cornbelt before we get started in earnest. While farmers are excited to get going, the team at...
Ducks Unlimited and the mission to revive Iowa’s wetlands
We all know that Ducks Unlimited (DU) is focused on wildlife conservation, especially when it comes to ducks, but that mission to preserve wildlife and the environment stretches far beyond that. This is especially noticeable when it comes to the fact that Ducks...
Timing fertility application to optimize plant nutrition
When applying crop nutrition farmers strive to be as efficient as possible with their application process. Using less product but still assuring high efficacy is the goal of AgroLiquid’s liquid fertilizer line-up. Reid Abbott is a regional agronomist with AgroLiquid...
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Iowa State Fair a showcase of education and advocation for Iowa Agriculture
Less than a week from now, Iowans will descend on Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair. It is a chance for our citizens to celebrate everything about Iowa. Among those things we celebrate is the agriculture industry. Whether it is the animals we show to the food we eat,...
Paris Olympics dealing with shortages of quality protein
In the most recent installment of their Beltway Beef Podcast, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association discussed some of the issues raised at the 2024 Paris Olympics. NCBA Executive Director of Government Affairs Kent Backus talked about how the Olympic organizers...
U.S. Export Sales Report (8-1-24)
As we get closer to the end of the marketing year, we saw another neutral export sales report this week. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest numbers. This week also saw a flash sale to China, but flash sales are still far behind where...
USDA says food inflation easing, while farm input costs remain high
The USDA says food inflation is easing, but farm input costs remain high. USDA economist Megan Sweitzer says that consumers may be getting a bit of a break from grocery price inflation which topped 11 percent in 2022. USDA’s grocery price forecast for next year looks...
Officers elected to lead Iowa Farm Bureau’s young farmer program
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer Advisory Committee elected officer positions for 2024-25: Chair: Zac Preston, Warren County Vice Chair: Megan McAllister, Dubuque County Secretary: Mitchell Sievers, Buena Vista County Public Relations Co-Chairs: Alyssa...
