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Producers urged to rethink screwworm wound risks
Producers have received plenty of updates from USDA about New World Screwworm, most of which focus on border surveillance, wildlife movement, and federal protocols. But the greatest threat to livestock may not be at the border at all. It may be on the farm, where everyday management practices can create fresh entry points for the fly to exploit. That is where the perspective of Elanco’s Dr. Wayne Ayers becomes essential, because he says the behavior of this pest is very different from what...
Confluence of factors has led to frustrating year for hog producers
2023 has not been smooth sailing for anyone in the hog production industry. From increased production costs, to demand factors still affected by the lingering effects of the Covid pandemic, and policy decisions that mandate how hogs are raised there have been a lot of...
What’s real in regard to Iowa Land Values?
Some eye popping sale prices for land in the State of Iowa, no question about that, including a record set above $30,000. Yet what’s the average and how does that impacts most of us in a more realistic situation? Great question, so I asked it of Fallon Savage with...
Lower corn price pressuring farmers
The University of Illinois Farm Policy News website says the price of corn recently hit a three-year low mark. Supplies from Brazil and the U.S. surged while demand stagnated because of the high prices. Corn has traded around $4.50 a bushel recently after reaching...
Bankers are going to bat for farmers over the Farm Bill
A disaster was narrowly averted over the Farm Bill when Congress decided to extend the 2018 for another year. The biggest piece of agriculture and food security legislation is in desperate need of modernizing. Because of this, Congressional members started preparing...
New gene discovery will help combat SCN
Four years of research from a team of scientists at the University of Missouri, the University of Georgia, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has led to the discovery of a new gene- GmSNAP02- that the soybean industry will be able to use to combat...
SAF powers first trans-Atlantic flight
It was a first for sustainable aviation fuel this week as a 100 percent SAF trans-Atlantic test flight flew from London to New York. Virgin Atlantic says its flight to New York’s JFK International Airport was powered by fuel from plant sugars and waste fats and...
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Final GREET model guidance expected soon
As the month of April winds down, ethanol industry leaders are anxiously awaiting the release of the GREET model which will determine eligibility for tax credits for ethanol used in sustainable aviation fuel. The model will determine the future of the ethanol industry...
U.S. Export Sales Report (4-25-24)
We saw a little bit of rebound for corn in this week’s Export Sales Report. Greg McBride of Allendale tells us what the numbers mean, and how soybeans still are underperforming. However, he still calls this a neutral report. Mexico accounted for most of our sales, but...
Iowa Farm Bureau awards nearly $270k in scholarships to Iowa students
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) has granted scholarships to 109 current and future college students looking to further their post-high school education within the agricultural industry. Twenty-seven scholarships were awarded to first-time recipients, and 78...
New Midwest Dairy CEO takes over in hectic times
The dairy industry has had a turbulent couple of years, and we all know about the trials and tribulations with trade, supply chain issues, the pandemic, and all of that. Dairy producers have proven their resiliency time and time again. Right now, the industry is...
Landus taking an even greater focus on mental and physical health
Farming is one of the most stressful jobs in the world. Not only is there weight on every farmer’s shoulders to feed the world, but there’s also plenty of other mental and physical challenges they have to overcome on a daily basis. Landus is creating an even bigger...
