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Rollins: Mexico cooperation key to screwworm defense
The New World screwworm has not entered U.S. herds, but the threat has officials on guard. The parasite can devastate livestock, particularly cattle, and poses risks to any mammal. A recent case in a U.S. traveler returning from El Salvador underscored that danger. With cattle and other animals at stake, prevention efforts remain a top priority to keep the pest from reaching American livestock. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the fight against the New World screwworm is part of...
Iowa Food and Family Project at the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa Soybean Association is in several locations at the Iowa State Fair including the Ag Building, the Animal Learning Center, and the Varied Industries building.The Iowa Food and Family Project is located inside the south atrium of the Varied Industries building...
Drought still a problem for most of rural America
Despite recent rainfall in certain parts of farm country, a good chunk of rural America is still dealing with drought. John Baranick, ag meteorologist with DTN, talked about some of the key growing areas still struggling with dry weather.?It's scattered throughout the...
ISU engineers & agronomists collaborate on new research chamber
Iowa State University is known for working with their students and presenting them with amazing real-world experiences through the college. ISU agronomists and engineers are working together to create an innovative in-field research chamber to study climate change on...
Iowa Turkey celebrates 40 years serving food at ISF
When you find something that works, you stick with it. That is precisely what the Iowa Turkey Federation has been doing for the past four decades. This year they are celebrating their 40th year selling delicious Iowa-grown turkey products at the Iowa State Fair.When...
Test your weed identification skills at ISF
The annual Iowa State Fair Weed Identification Contest will be held on Friday, Aug. 12, from 9-11:30 a.m. in front of the John Deere Agriculture Building.The event is organized by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and includes three divisions: future...
Remi the steer to compete in the Governor?s Charity Steer Show
Carson Rieck of Creston will enter his steer, Remi, into the Governor?s Steer Show at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. Carson says he was asked to enter a steer into the show and jumped at the opportunity.Rieck says that his steer started at the county fair level...
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Fertilizer prices down at an inopportune time
Fertilizer prices skyrocketed for much of 2022, but 2023 is a different story so far. Prices are down almost across the board from this time last year. Unfortunately, as planting season approaches many farmers have already locked in their plans and pricing for...
Safety tips for proper manure application
As spring approaches and once the fields are ready, farmers and manure handlers may be pumping nutrient-dense manure to apply to crop fields. Marguerite Tan, director of environmental programs with the National Pork Board, says safety is where you must start, at the...
U.S. pork seeking tariff relief in the Philippines
The Philippine Tariff Commission is conducting a comprehensive review of its most favored nation (MFN) tariff schedule. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) filed comments in this proceeding, requesting that recent temporary reductions in the Philippines? MFN...
Davidson Prize winner revolutionizing greenhouse covers
The old saying is that ?necessity is the mother of invention.? There is a lot of truth to that, and it doesn?t always mean that there is a sense of urgency behind every idea. Sometimes it?s just time for an old idea to finally be improved upon, which seems to be...
ERS releases report on U.S. export crop competitiveness
The USDA?s Economic Research Service released a report titled ?U.S. Export Competitiveness in Select Crop Markets,? and it showed the U.S. is still the world?s top corn exporter. The report says that export shares and exports-to-production ratios indicate that the...
