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Thune says farm disaster aid threatened by shutdown
There is another impasse in Washington D.C. as Senate leaders blame each other for a possible October 1st government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says that Democratic leaders have opposed a partisan shutdown in the past. However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claims Republicans can’t pass temporary government funding or a continuing resolution unless they make a deal to restore Medicaid and Obamacare cuts. Thune says he expects some Democrats to break with Schumer. Thune...
WASDE does little to assuage any rationing worries
The latest WASDE report that came out on Monday gave us the first boots-on-the-ground reports from USDA as they sent their scouts into the fields. However, they still lowered production estimates. Corn basically was in-line with estimates, and soybeans were cut...
United States combine sales grow while total tractor sales down
Combine sales grew for August in both the U.S. and Canada, while total tractors fell in the U.S., but grew in Canada, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Total U.S. ag equipment unit sales rose above the five-year average for...
New data shows elevated variability for 2022 harvest
Extreme weather like intense heat, drought stress, and other environmental challenges mean a variable corn harvest ahead this fall. Golden Harvest Agronomist Blake Mumm explained why he thinks harvest is going to be so variable this year.?A lot of things going on with...
Nutrient management and water quality education with Growmark
The Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network had a chance to stop by the Growmark tent at the 2022 Farm Progress show earlier this month and learn about nutrient management and water quality practices.We visited with Jay Matthews, a technical agronomist with Growmark, who had...
Growth Energy will use fly-in to accelerate advocacy
The elections are coming up very soon. No matter what side of the aisle you are on, there are some issues that we all share in and mostly agree on. For instance, the cost of gasoline in the past months. While it is coming down, if anybody is hoping to retain a seat in...
USDA forecasts US corn, soybean, and cotton production down from 2021
Corn, soybean, and cotton production is down from 2021, according to Monday's Crop Production report issued by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Corn production is down eight percent from last year, forecast at 13.9 billion bushels, while soybean...
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Turning natural wet spots into water quality wetlands
With Earth Day coming up tomorrow and next month marking the 10-year anniversary of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS), there?s no better time to talk about soil and water conservation in Iowa. We use several different conservation tactics across the state,...
Proposed SEC rule won?t work for family farms
A proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would require public companies to report on Scope 3 emissions, which are the result of activities the companies don?t own or control. Public companies producing goods from agricultural products would...
Fighting SDS and white mold with a biological seed treatment
Sudden death syndrome and white mold are two of the biggest problems for soybean growers in the upper Midwest and the state of Iowa. These yield robbers must be dealt with if a farmer has any hopes of a good growing season and high yields.Colin Dutcheshen president of...
NPPC wants producers to have the freedom to operate
While in Washington during the better part of the week, I had a chance to talk with many folks in the ag industry, including NPPC President Scott Hayes, we talked about a number of things including the farm bill and also having the freedom to operate their farms. We...
U.S. government planning year-round sales of E15 next year
The Biden administration is planning to begin year-round sales of E15 in 2024. Oil Price Dot Com says the Environmental Protection Agency feels the move will help reduce the retail price of fuel. Eight Midwestern states originally asked the EPA for waivers to provide...
