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Naig highlights Iowa results as E15 access grows
As questions continue in Washington about the future of year-round E15, Iowa leaders say the state is already seeing what expanded access can do. From more fuel choices at the pump to stronger demand for corn, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says Iowa’s experience is offering a real-world example of how higher ethanol blends can benefit both consumers and agriculture. Back in 2022, Iowa lawmakers approved an E15 access standard designed to expand availability across the state. Naig...
Landus President & CEO Matt Carstens talks new Innovation Connector
Innovation is incredibly important to agriculture. With an exponentially growing population, farmers have to be able to increase their production efficiency in order to feed the world. However, we know that change can be pretty slow, especially in the ag industry....
Skimping on grain bin safety is the difference between life and death
As we head into the late summer, it is customary for grain bins to be getting cleaned out in preparation for the upcoming harvest. Also, we will be filling those bins back up in a few short weeks. We talk at length about staying safe in the bins and things you need to...
ITC unanimously rejects proposed tariffs on UAN fertilizer
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) unanimously voted to reject anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) from Russia, Trinidad, and Tobago.Senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation,...
Ag land market will be active during the fall
Early indications are suggesting that land auction activity will be good both before and after the harvest in 2022. Farmers National Company says land sales typically slow during the spring and early summer. However, the rate of late summer and fall auctions getting...
SCN Coalition partners with Valent for SCN Root Check
We have talked about Soybean Cyst Nematodes at length for many years now, and we are still dealing with a pest that is robbing yields and becoming more tolerant to the weapons we must use to fight them. The SCN Coalition has been working hard to keep producers in the...
Droughts bring even tougher decisions for cattle producers
Raising livestock isn?t a simple task. There are a lot of factors that producers have to consider every day, like feed, shelter, water, weather, and even pests and predators. One other factor is nigh-unavoidable: the heat. There?s only so much you can do to protect a...
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U.S. pork trending higher as beef exports total lower than last year
U.S. pork exports remained robust in February, achieving double-digit increases over last year in both volume and value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). February pork exports totaled nearly 222,000 metric...
ASA talks Farm Bill & other legislative priorities
For Ag groups, Farm Bill negotiations are the equivalent of a kid making out their Christmas list for Santa Claus. You know that you are going to likely get something you are going to be happy with, but it is that time to ask for the best of the best. The things that...
No mRNA vaccines in U.S. cattle
Social media has been sharing information that mRNA vaccines are getting used in raising the U.S. cattle herd. A National Cattlemen?s Beef Association statement says there are no current mRNA vaccines licensed for use in beef cattle in the United States. ?Cattle...
Case IH adding to Early Riser planter lineup
It?s time to get up to speed on the latest Case IH Early Riser planter series. Dave Brennan, planter marketing specialist with Case IH, said they?re ready to offer some new options for farmers.?We're super excited here at Case IH to continue to add to that 2000-series...
NPPC discusses trade and labor issues during D.C. trip
National Pork Producers Council President-Elect Lori Stevermer said they continue to work on labor issues and have been doing so for a long time. Recently, she and other representatives from NPPC traveled to Washington, D.C., to talk with lawmakers about the...
