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USDA reorganizes FSIS and establishes Food Safety Center in Iowa
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a major reorganization of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), aiming to modernize operations and better align the agency with today’s agricultural landscape. Central to the plan is the creation of a National Food Safety Center in Urbandale, Iowa, which will serve as a hub for administrative, technical, and support functions. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the move will strengthen food safety nationwide. “This is about...
Soy exports and trade critical for international demand
Trade development plays a large role in increasing overseas demand for U.S. soy. The United Soybean Board recently provided an opportunity for a group of future checkoff farmer-leaders to visit Southeast Asia for an inside look at customers in the animal ag and soy...
Increased nozzle control helps to optimize sprayers
Retrofit technology can be a big benefit to today’s farmers. With technology changing and upgrading so rapidly, an aftermarket solution can allow a grower to upgrade technology without needing to buy an entirely new piece of equipment or implement. The SymphonyNozzle™...
Spreading the story of Iowa agriculture through county fairs
Telling the story of Iowa agriculture to attendees at Iowa’s County Fairs and Festivals who are not directly connected to agriculture. One guy that's been doing it for a while farms near Dysart as his family has done for over 170 years is Bob Hill, or as he’s more...
NCGA pushes back against EPA board
The National Corn Growers Association pushed back against commentary made by a science advisory board with the Environmental Protection Agency. The Board questioned the effectiveness of ethanol in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. “There is no shortage of studies on...
Suicide prevention is still a hot Ag topic
We just came off Farm Safety Week, and we talked about what we can do to keep ourselves and other safe around the farm. However, as we approach the end of September and Suicide Prevention Month, we need to continue that conversation of safety for ourselves and others....
A bold, modern, simple, and seamless way to buy seed
Buying the right seed for your operation is one of the first and biggest steps of the growing season. Golden Harvest is attempting to make that process simple yet personalized for each grower with GHX, a new way to buy seed. Morgan Dugan of Golden Harvest tells the...
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Bio-based seed treatments help fight white mold and SDS
Soybean growers are always attempting to maximize yield and increase return on investment by making sure they are utilizing every tool available to them. Whether that is meeting with a local agronomist to make sure they have the right traits for their operation or...
Soy checkoff finding uses for meal as biofuel demand increases
U.S. Soy farmers across 30 states recently gathered together in Louisville, Kentucky, for the soy checkoff’s board meeting to discuss investments that bring forward sustainable solutions to every life, every day. USB Treasurer Brent Gatton said one of the topics...
U.S. red meat exports increasing value of corn and soybeans
Beef and pork exports of $18.1 billion in 2023 had a significant impact on the corn and soybean industries, according to an independent study conducted by Dave Juday of The Juday Group and released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). The study quantified the...
Iowa crop progress and condition report
March 25 - 31, 2024 DES MOINES, Iowa (April 1, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through...
No bird flu yet, but it could come with a variant
We have spent too much time having to deal with the High-Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu. We all remember the devastation we saw in the upper Midwest in 2015. We remember the thousands upon thousands of animals affected and farms...
