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Heifer development is critical for cattle herd success
Cow numbers have been declining for the past few years. However, with the bullish cattle market, it may be time for producers to start retaining more females. Development of replacement heifers is best accomplished through quality management, implementing parasite control, and building herd immunity. Dr. David Shirbroun, a professional services veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim, says that success is best achieved through heifer development. Shirbroun says that when selecting and...
Soybean export scorecard: Are newer markets still buying?
When we heard earlier from U.S. Soybean Export Council?s (USSEC) Jim Sutter, we were talking about the general economic situation and what that does to a global consumer. We talked about how the effects of the economy are very different in America than in parts of the...
Iowans invited to participate in soil and water conservation week
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has proclaimed April 30 ? May 7 as Soil and Water Conservation Week and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is inviting Iowans to participate throughout the week. The Department is encouraging Iowans to attend...
Wetlands and bioreactors are important parts of conservation in Iowa
This week is Soil and Water Conservation Week in Iowa, and, as we?ve talked about several times recently on here, wetlands are a major part of the state?s conservation strategy. At the recent wetland event out at the DMACC Dallas County Farm, Liz Ripley, conservation...
U.S. beef sees strong demand rebound in Mexico
U.S. beef exports to Mexico are off to a strong start in 2023, with shipments through February climbing 15% from a year ago in volume (just over 33,000 metric tons) and 13% higher in value ($186.3 million). U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan...
More stability leading to demand return in U.S. grain export markets
Cary Sifferath vice president for the U.S. Grains Council says that the marketing year 2022/2023 (began Sept. 1 2022-Aug 31, 2023) got off to a slow start for grains.The Chinese people were greatly affected by the country?s strict Covid lockdowns which slowed the...
U.S. agriculture reacts to EPA E15 emergency waiver
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 fuel to be sold during the summer driving season. Reaction from some of America?s leading ag and renewable fuel organizations has been positive. ?U.S. gas inventories are even...
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Lower corn price pressuring farmers
The University of Illinois Farm Policy News website says the price of corn recently hit a three-year low mark. Supplies from Brazil and the U.S. surged while demand stagnated because of the high prices. Corn has traded around $4.50 a bushel recently after reaching...
Bankers are going to bat for farmers over the Farm Bill
A disaster was narrowly averted over the Farm Bill when Congress decided to extend the 2018 for another year. The biggest piece of agriculture and food security legislation is in desperate need of modernizing. Because of this, Congressional members started preparing...
New gene discovery will help combat SCN
Four years of research from a team of scientists at the University of Missouri, the University of Georgia, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has led to the discovery of a new gene- GmSNAP02- that the soybean industry will be able to use to combat...
SAF powers first trans-Atlantic flight
It was a first for sustainable aviation fuel this week as a 100 percent SAF trans-Atlantic test flight flew from London to New York. Virgin Atlantic says its flight to New York’s JFK International Airport was powered by fuel from plant sugars and waste fats and...
A bright spot for 2023 Iowa farm incomes
Finding some optimism on 2023 farm incomes as USDA has revised upwards their most recent estimates. Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau, says the picture is a little brighter than the August predictions: “In the August reports, USDA forecasted...
