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Secretary Naig recognizes conservation leaders at 2026 Iowa Agribusiness Showcase
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today presented Tyson Miller and Adam Millikin with Eldon C. Stutsman Inc. and the entire team at Premier Crop Systems with the Secretary’s Ag Leader Award for Conservation. The awards recognize leaders who are helping accelerate conservation across Iowa through innovation, collaboration, and on-the-ground efforts that support farmers while protecting soil and water resources. The award presentation was made as part of the annual Iowa Agribusiness...
Status of cattle market reform: House Ag Committee
Yesterday, we discussed the hearing held in the Senate Ag Committee chambers about the situation with marketing in the cattle industry. The strains on some producers and the grip that the ?Big-4? meatpackers (Cargill, JBS, National Beef, and Tyson) have on the...
U.S. Ambassador to China offers honest look at U.S.-China relationship
If there was one takeaway from last week?s U.S.-China High Level Agricultural Dialogue, it?s that the relationship between the two countries is among the most important for both sides. Speaking virtually from his station overseas, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas...
Secretary Naig announces funding for 17 urban water quality projects
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced that 17 urban water quality projects will receive funding from the state?s Water Quality Initiative. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) will provide financial and technical assistance...
What are the chances we make our corn production goals?
It?s already been talked to death before the seeds were even in the ground. Producers all know that we can?t afford any preventable losses in production this year. So, what are our chances of getting to our production goals?USDA has set a lofty corn production goal...
Status of cattle market reform: Senate
Cattle market reform bills are moving in both chambers of Congress. Yesterday, the Senate Ag Committee held a hearing on the situation that just a small handful of companies control roughly three-fourths of the marketplace, and what can be done to encourage more...
Trade issues are still at the forefront
Trade is a moving target, and it takes the ability to adapt to be successful. It can be affected by government regulations, geopolitical disagreements, other trade agreements, price, product availability and so much more.The trade issues of today are not going to be...
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Using ?goatscaping? for brush management
Brush management can be a difficult and somewhat dangerous job for landowners, especially if that land is uneven. It also requires a lot of inputs like herbicides, which can also cause weeds to become resistant and make the problem even worse. You?d think that grazing...
Trish Cook is first woman to lead IPPA
The Iowa Pork Producers Association held its annual meetings at the Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines last week and Buchanan County pig farmer Trish Cook was officially named the new president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association.Cook is the first woman to lead the...
Cattle Industry Convention featuring updates on global U.S. beef demand
Thousands of cattle producers are headed to New Orleans this week for the Cattle Industry Annual Convention. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom said they'll have opportunities to learn how their Beef Checkoff investments have helped drive...
Spring Planting Survey shows farmers adjusting to markets & input prices
As we get ready to get going on the 2023 growing season, the biggest question people want to be answered is what do farmers intend to plant. It sets the tone in the markets. It tells the rest of the global marketplace what we hope to have available, and it informs...
Energy department allocates $118 million to biofuel projects
Late last week, the Department of Energy announced $118 million in funding to help expand U.S. biofuel production. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says the funds will undoubtedly accelerate the innovations taking place at U.S. ethanol plants. ?It will open many new...
