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Farmers need to have flexible weed control programs
Weeds like water hemp are at the top of every farmer’s mind, especially as planting season rolls along. Producers need to have a broad spectrum of control in their weed management plans, or they will risk having those weeds develop resistances to the products they use. Drake Robards, U.S. portfolio marketing lead for soybean herbicides at Corteva, said they have several herbicides that help farmers create a comprehensive weed control program. With farmers planting earlier and earlier every...
113th National Cattle Congress wraps up fair season
Wrapping up County Fair and Festival season in Iowa and what a fitting grand finale. One of the most traditional events is the National Cattle Congress. The 113th National Cattle Congress runs through Sunday on the north side of Waterloo and Jim Koch, General Manager,...
Iowa’s 2023 best burger winner smashes records
Ames, Iowa – Since being named the home of Iowa’s Best Burger for 2023, Flight Bar + Grille in Huxley has been serving a record-setting number of burgers while contributing thousands of dollars to the Ballard Education Foundation. “Overall, our restaurant sales have...
NPB urges hog producers to complete NASS survey
If your farmhouse is anything like mine was growing up, that trip to the mailbox can turn a little snarky when we see those survey forms from the USDA. Dad was never wild about doing those surveys because he felt the government already had way too much information on...
Groundbreaker year for Bayer Smart Corn System
In its inaugural year of widespread growth, Bayer’s Smart Corn System had plenty of challenges to overcome. Despite the issues from drought and severe weather, farmers are still excited for short corn to be more widely available. Devin Hammer of Bayer said they’ve...
Linking farmers and grain buyers through technology
Farmers Business Network has helped to bridge the gap between farmers and grain buyers by using its technology platform, Gradable, to allow farmers to access premiums that are available to them from ADM and other grain buying partners. FBN’s Gradable technology...
USTR to deliver speech on WTO reform
Trade Representative Katherine Tai will deliver a speech on the World Trade Organization and participate in a fireside chat Friday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Tai will also participate in a fireside chat with the WTO...
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Quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage numbers were good, but not miraculous
The grain markets were positioned to react to basically anything that came out of today’s Quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage Report, so when the friendly numbers came in, the prices jumped upwards and held those gains through the end of the day. Allendale 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...
