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Reaching the limits of feeding cattle to heavier finishing weights
The total number of beef cattle in the United States is at the lowest level since the 1950s. To make up for the lack of beef cattle while still producing the necessary amount of beef for consumer demand, the cattle industry is feeding cattle to heavier weights. Eric Relph of Commstock Investments says that the industry might be reaching the upper limits of heavier cattle. Relph says he has been surprised by the total weight that cattle are being fed to year over year. He adds that trying to...
ISU agronomy professor talks innovation in ag research, Part 1
We all know one thing that is constantly affecting our crops, and that is climate change. While many people are looking for answers on how to limit the effects of climate change, Iowa State University agronomists and engineers are focusing their expertise on soybean...
IA Governor?s Charity Steer Show breaks earnings record again
It?s a tradition almost as old as I am, and it has been bringing attention to the Iowa State Fair and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa for four decades. This past Saturday they celebrated the 40th iteration of the Iowa Governor?s Charity Steer Show (IGCSS)....
Weed Seed Destructor and other control methods to be showcased
Controlling weeds in farm fields is an annual challenge ? especially with more weeds becoming resistant to herbicides. Fortunately, producers have a wide range of options to counter weeds, including some creative ways that may not have been employed in the past.At...
Iowa Food and Family Project at the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa Soybean Association is in several locations at the Iowa State Fair including the Ag Building, the Animal Learning Center, and the Varied Industries building.The Iowa Food and Family Project is located inside the south atrium of the Varied Industries building...
Drought still a problem for most of rural America
Despite recent rainfall in certain parts of farm country, a good chunk of rural America is still dealing with drought. John Baranick, ag meteorologist with DTN, talked about some of the key growing areas still struggling with dry weather.?It's scattered throughout the...
ISU engineers & agronomists collaborate on new research chamber
Iowa State University is known for working with their students and presenting them with amazing real-world experiences through the college. ISU agronomists and engineers are working together to create an innovative in-field research chamber to study climate change on...
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Naig sees ?trade disadvantage? with some Pacific trading partners
Trade around the globe is very competitive. While we like to hang our hat on the reliability and the quality of our products around the globe. However, this is challenging because, currently, other countries can offer products cheaper, or they have better trade...
Iowa State University adds new Ag Communications major
Many people just think of farming when they think about agriculture, but it?s much more diverse than that. Some agriculturists work in lab coats as scientists, some have grease-covered hands from working on machinery, and some work in communications and tell the story...
Giving growers more flexibility to better control weeds
When selecting a corn herbicide, it is vital to select a product with a broad range of weed control. Trivolt is a selective herbicide from Bayer for the control of important broadleaf and grass weeds in field corn, seed corn, and corn grown for silage.Dominik Hoffmann...
Reach out to your neighbors during Mental Health Awareness Month
Small Gestures, Big Impact: That?s the theme for May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, by the American Farm Bureau Federation. Lisa Wherry, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and AFBF Women?s Leadership Committee member, said it?s all about reaching out to your...
EPA to issue E15 waiver for another summer
?Nothing like waiting til the last minute.?That is a phrase that we are all used to hearing in any walk of life. It lends itself to the fine art of procrastination in which something is done that should really have been done hours, days, months, and even years ago....
