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ELRP applications for flood and wildfire now open
Applications are now open for the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for Flood and Wildfire, which is meant to help farmers and ranchers cover part of extra feed costs associated with these types of natural disasters. American Farm Bureau economist Danny Munch said the application for this relief differs from a previous USDA program. Munch said about 940 million dollars is available for the program. If farmers or ranchers think they are eligible, Munch said they should reach out to their local...
Fertilizer institute hopes for quick rail-labor union contract settlement
The Fertilizer Institute is grateful to members of the Presidential Emergency Board who listened to rail carriers and their labor unions amid their contract negotiations. The PEB offered measured recommendations on a pending contract agreement between the two. Both...
West Iowa numbers lower, but better than some expected
The Pro Farmer Crop Tour is wrapping up today in Southern Minnesota and Central & Eastern Iowa. Yesterday the Western leg of the tour went through the Western third of Iowa in crop districts one, four, and seven. Many marketers were holding their breath on this part...
Bayer fund empowering farmers to support communities
The Bayer Fund?s America?s Farmers Grow Communities Program is designed to give farmers the chance to dictate where support is needed in local communities.That?s Erin Glarner, Bayer?s Community Outreach Manager. Glarner says that farmers who would like a chance to...
NPB task force looks to help control foreign diseases
Foreign animal diseases (FADs) are a massive threat to any livestock, but they?re especially deadly for pigs. Fortunately, we haven?t seen many FAD outbreaks in the U.S., which is largely due to the efforts of the industries themselves. National Pork Board?s (NPB)...
July egg production down, broiler hatch up
United States egg production totaled nine billion during July, down three percent from last year. The Department of Agriculture says production included 7.69 billion table eggs, and 1.31 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.22 billion were broiler-type, and 90.7 million...
The importance of identifying tar spot before it impacts yields
Tiny specks can spell big problems for your corn yields. Regionalized tar spot outbreaks were a major challenge for some Midwestern farmers last year, making it an issue farmers have kept an eye on through the 2022 growing season. Joe Bollman, corn product manager for...
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Versova donates 9,000 dozen eggs to Food Bank of Iowa
Egg farmers across America are teaming up to feed families ahead of spring celebrations as part of a nationwide initiative led by the American Egg Board called Fighting Hunger by the Dozens. Versova is one of more than 20 farms participating in the initiative, which...
Lessons learned from last year’s growing season
Planting time is quickly arriving, and farmers are prepping their equipment and planning for the day that they will get their planters into the field.Derek Whalen a Channel technical agronomist says that one of the biggest lessons learned in growing season 2022 is...
Consumers buying more hams for Easter
Valued at 197.1 million dollars in 2022, Easter ham sales have increased each of the last three years and are poised to overtake Christmas sales. Neal Hull, director of domestic market development with the National Pork Board, said that, as family gatherings are on...
Breaking down the economic situation in simple language
We know that for the past year or so, interest rates have been on the rise. Inflation is growing, and recession is happening or is possibly going to happen, depending on your political ideology and which economists you want to believe. The main takeaway is that no...
Corn growers to EPA: consumer access to E15 increases fuel supply
The National Corn Growers Association president and 18 state groups call on the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure uninterrupted access to E15 through the summer. In a letter to the EPA Tuesday, the industry leaders say, "Fuel market conditions that warranted...
