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Iowa producer engagement pays dividends
Producer voices are important and they can yield results. Ethan Lane, the senior vice president of government affairs with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network at NCBA’s CattleCon in Nashville that Iowa producers are numerous and active at the conference. New World Screwworm is one of the primary top-level issues for producers in the southern United States near the Mexico border. While NWS has been isolated to Mexico thus far, producers in this...
Cornelius Seed is a strong, family-owned Iowa Ag business
During the Agribusiness Association of Iowa’s (AAI) Showcase, we had the chance to talk with many great agribusinesses of all shapes and sizes. One facet that is sometimes overlooked in the ag sphere is how much is being done by local, family-owned businesses for Iowa...
South American Weather and Crop Update (2-14-24)
Another mixed weather forecast for South America, but there are no major complaints overall. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather conditions in Brazil and Argentina. McBride said that harvest in Brazil is still continuing ahead...
Herbicide resistance building in Iowa waterhemp
Recently, Bayer reported a suspected dicamba resistant waterhemp population in Iowa. Now, Corteva has also discovered a suspected 2,4-D resistant waterhemp population in Wright County. Meaghan Anderson, extension field specialist with Iowa State University Extension...
AFBF hopeful EPA will issue dicamba existing stocks waiver
The recent Arizona federal court ruling which vacated the registration for over-the-top application of dicamba products has left many farmers in the lurch. Many growers have already made their orders for the 2024 growing season. What should be done about the existing...
Iowa Pork Producers provide generous support to local food pantries
The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) maintains its commitment to fighting food insecurity by supporting local food pantries across the state with the Pork in the Pantry program. Recognizing the critical role that food pantries play in addressing hunger within...
Syngenta’s Storen Herbicide offers early season control of tough weeds
In the ever-changing arenas of crop protection and weed resistance, it is vital to make sure you are staying ahead of the game. Crop protection now needs multiple modes of action to get your crop across the finish line. Weed control must be part of a season-long plan...
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Milk production down from May 23-May 24
The dairy industry has had more than its fair share of challenges in the past months and years. We have discussed low prices, trade issues, access to foreign markets, H5N1 disease, and more. The American dairy industry also feels the effects of contracted farms and...
Food Bank of Iowa receives donation of almost 240,000 eggs
Today, the Iowa Egg Council, Rose Acre Farms, and Hatch partnered together to make a generous donation of almost 240,000 eggs to the Food Bank of Iowa. This comes at a time when food donations are critical, as communities like Greenfield and Spencer are still...
Beef exports climb even higher while pork sits below last year’s pace
The value of U.S. beef exports topped $900 million in May, the highest since June 2023, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said exports trended higher year-over-year to...
Vilsack says clock is ticking on passage of new farm bill
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says that everyone is on the same page with the goal of getting a new five-year farm bill done. However, he also says that time is getting tight for the completion of a new farm bill and is calling for all sides to...
Thirty million farm acres abandoned since 1986
In 2022, a University of Wisconsin study claimed that U.S. farmers had converted several million acres of pristine grassland and other “semi-natural areas” to cropland. Researcher Tyler Lark said that was in response to the Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol...
