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Making plans to manage multiple crop threats
Every year, farmers have to deal with many different crop issues, whether it’s pests, diseases, or weeds. Some of these crop threats will even start to impact farmers all at the same time. Dave Hoy, agronomy division manager at LG Seeds, said managing multiple threats simultaneously requires a multi-pronged approach. Harvest just recently ended for most farmers, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still work to do right now. Hoy said now is the time to work on crop scouting plans for 2026. Hoy...
U.S. milk production to grow slower in 2024
The good news is U.S. milk production is expected to grow in 2024. Michael McConnel of the USDA’s Chief Economist Office says the bad news is the growth rate will slow compared to last year. The good news for U.S. dairy farmers is it will cost less to feed their...
Brazil soybean exports double U.S. shipments
Brazil’s 2023 soybean exports reached a record 3.74 billion bushels, 29 percent higher than the previous year as Brazilian production hit record levels. Meanwhile, U.S. shipments dropped 14 percent to 1.78 billion bushels in the same period. The two countries are...
Farm loan repayments are beginning to slip
After a couple of years of great prices and good profit margins, we have seen the ag profit forecasts start to dip lower year by year. However, we had been consistently reassured that the ag economy was holding its own. Several indicators are considered when these...
BoviJet helping producers gather more data on cattle
As labor becomes more difficult to find, cattle producers can take advantage of new technologies to ease the labor requirements for taking care of their cattle. Dakota Belling, co-founder of BoviJet, talked about their innovative automatic pour-on medicine applicator...
Getting equipment properly set up for planting
Getting equipment ready for the rush of spring planting can be a big chore. Greg Jones, global field engineering manager for Firestone Ag, says it’s important that farmers properly set up their tractors. Jones talks about when farmers should check out or change their...
New herbicide features wide application window to help fight troublesome weeds
A new crop protection product can take up to eight to ten years and millions of dollars to research, test, develop, and register. Surtain™ corn herbicide from BASF has reached that final stage with the product being approved by the EPA and now awaiting state by state...
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Rain continues as floods tear through the state
The wet weather trend has persisted, as the weekly drought monitor is containing less and less dryness with every release. Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan said that wetter weather pattern is likely to continue for a while as well. Northwest Iowa has seen...
AFBF says Congress must make clearer laws after Chevron ruling
The American Farm Bureau says it’s now up to Congress to write clearer laws in the wake of the Supreme Court’s historic Friday ruling overturning legal precedent favoring federal bureaucrats over judges. AFB Deputy General Counsel Travis Cushman says the ruling...
Conditions are ideal for tar spot to thrive this growing season
Fortunately for Iowa growers, mother nature has delivered some much-needed rainfall to the state this spring and summer while eliminating all areas of drought in Iowa. Unfortunately for Iowa growers, wet conditions also provide the ideal environment for fungal...
Weekly Iowa crop progress and condition report
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and...
Food safety important for July 4th cookout
As we get ready to celebrate our independence this Thursday, there will be lots of fun activities. We think of the fireworks displays and the safety required to take care of those involved, but what about something as simple as the July 4th cookout? Have you thought...
