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Keeping up with evolving crop diseases and pests
Crop diseases and pests tend to adapt and evolve quickly, so it’s important that the available seed hybrids are able to change along with them. Dustin Bowling, LG Seeds brand product manager, said they brought a healthy number of new varieties to market this year. Bowling said it’s their goal to provide a strong portfolio of products that producers can use no matter where they are across the country. Bowling said there are many sets of hands and eyes that intensively analyze each hybrid before...
Farmers and farm workers hopeful U.S. Senate passes workforce modernization act
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act has twice passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in recent years. Now farmers and farmworkers are hoping that the bill can make its way through the U.S. Senate in the final weeks of 2022 during the lame duck session of...
Northeast Iowa crop conditions provided great yields
We have spent so much time talking about the challenges many Iowa producers faced in 2022, that we have sometimes forgotten that a portion of the state saw some really great conditions. Those kinds of results need to be acknowledged and celebrated as well.Audio: Full...
October pork exports largest in 16 months; beef tops $10 billion
October exports of U.S. pork were the largest in more than a year, and beef export volume also increased from a year ago, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. U.S. beef exports are on a record pace in 2022 and have already exceeded $10 billion. Pork exports...
USDA report shows that farming is still a family business
The USDA?s Economic Research Service released the 2022 edition of its America?s Farms and Ranches at a Glance Report. The report provides the latest statistics on U.S. farms, including production, financial performance, COVID-19 assistance, and farm household...
IFB Annual Meeting allows members to broaden agricultural horizons
The Iowa Farm Bureau held its annual meeting in Des Moines on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The event saw many members from around the state coming together to share ag knowledge and industry insights. IFB President Brent Johnson said they all appreciate the...
U.S. Export Sales Report (12-8-22)
This week?s U.S. Export Sales Report saw some pretty great numbers, especially for soybeans. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said this week?s soybean sales shattered expectations, and it looks like this strength should continue.McBride said there were also...
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I-29 Moo University continuing 2023 Dairy Webinar Series
The I-29 Moo University 2023 Dairy Webinar Series continues Thursday, July 20 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT with a focus on milk margins.The webinar will feature Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira, associate professor in the School of Animal Sciences (former Department of Dairy...
Derecho hits parts of corn belt again
We had thunderstorm activity show up in parts of Iowa yesterday. We saw some wind damage in some parts of the state. By the time it was ready to leave our state, the word Derecho was being tossed around by forecasters in the eastern corn belt.Fellow farm broadcaster...
Overcoming crop stress to deliver quality yields
Iowa Soybean Association Treasurer and District 1 Director Brent Swart is a farmer in Northwest Iowa near Spencer. While almost the entire state is in moderate to severe drought right now in 2023, northwest Iowa dealt with the most severe drought conditions in the...
U.S. Export Sales Report (6-29-23)
Export sales were looking better for a couple weeks, but that might be reversing already. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest U.S. export sales report.Mexico also made a flash purchase of U.S. corn, but that?s sending mixed signals...
AFBF hosts first Ag ConnectHER event
The American Farm Bureau Federation recently held the first Ag ConnectHER event to inspire women in agricultural leadership. Shawn Wood, Western Region Representative on the Farm Bureau Women?s Leadership Committee, was the emcee for the first event.?We're super...
