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Mental health pressure builds for Iowa farmers but help exists
As agriculture heads toward another challenging season, rural health professionals say the mental strain on farmers continues to grow. Market uncertainty, weather concerns, and long hours can weigh heavily on producers. While conversations around mental health have become more open in recent years, many farm families still struggle to ask for help. Psychiatric nurse practitioner Heidi Bradley with Integrated Telehealth Partners says agriculture presents a unique set of stressors that can...
Kurt Maertens of BASF talks fungal disease and drought stress
Eastern Iowa has been receiving the most moisture of any region in Iowa this growing season and that has led to the fungal disease, tar spot, in some corn fields in that portion of the state.That?s BASF technical services representative Kurt Maertens who says the...
Anuvia introduces new SymTRX XP fertilizer
Fertilizer challenges have certainly headlined the news recently, and some hard and painful lessons have been learned. These challenges were led by disruptions in the supply chain and the resulting higher fertilizer prices. This not only has farmers scrambling for...
FCSA?s Margin Protection insurance
Farmers are always looking for and needing reliable crop insurance to protect themselves, their fields, and the crops they produce from them. Farm Credit Services of America has a recently new product in the crop insurance field for farmers and producers that is...
Agritourism bus tour in Central Iowa
Small farmers and acreage owners who want to learn more about agritourism and specialty crops can register to attend a bus tour on Aug. 31. Four diverse farming operations are part of this year's event.The inaugural event will feature four operations in central Iowa,...
USDA plans trade trip to East Africa
Growing markets is the key to keeping up our agricultural exports. While we focus a lot of attention on Asia and Europe, Eastern Africa is becoming a hot spot for the future of agricultural marketing. Because of this, the United States Department of Agriculture is...
Hinson talks inflation and how agriculture can help
Inflation has been the dominant issue for most households in the U.S. lately. While we teeter on the edge of a recession, each family finds that they have less and less spending money. This is especially evident in rural areas, where families and small businesses are...
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Promoting Iowa agriculture in South Korea and Japan
In February the Iowa Department of Economic Development led a trade mission to South Korea and Japan with various members of Iowa ag groups and businesses to promote Iowa ag products and expand trade opportunities. April Hemmes is the district 2 director with the Iowa...
South American Weather and Crop Update (4-25-23)
Argentina is going to continue to be as parched as ever, and even Brazil is looking to see a short dry spell. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather conditions in South America.McBride said Brazil?s soybean harvest is...
FBN and Greeneye Technology partner to deliver affordable smart sprayers
In January of this year, Farmers Business Network and Greeneye Technology announced a long-term strategic collaboration to help farmers control weeds and reduce input costs. The AI precision ag spraying technology of Greeneye and the crop protection and nutrition...
Consider vertical tillage to help achieve residue management goals
With margins tight and input costs only going up, it?s more important than ever for farmers to get the most out of every seed that goes into the ground. While it?s easy to spend hours talking about variety selection and crop protection products, it?s also important to...
AFBF: families deserve truth in food labeling
America's families deserve to know what they're buying when shopping in the dairy aisle, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. AFBF Monday filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration. The comments call on the agency to enforce food labeling...
