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July 2025 brought historic rainfall to Iowa

July 2025 brought historic rainfall to Iowa

After experiencing an already wet month in June, history would suggest that July would back off on the faucets a little bit. That was not the case this year, though, as Iowa experienced the second wettest July on record. Dr. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said this year’s totals were twice as high as what we would expect from July. The storms we saw throughout July caused varying rainfall totals across the state, so some areas have had record-high amounts of rain. Glisan noted...

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Hinson calls on Biden admin to support biofuels, year-round E15

Hinson calls on Biden admin to support biofuels, year-round E15

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is calling on the Biden administration to fully utilize Iowa?s biofuel industry to bring down fuel prices.During her weekly press call Friday morning, Hinson discussed her efforts to prioritize domestic energy production and goals to...

U.S. considering more ethanol in gasoline

U.S. considering more ethanol in gasoline

The White House is considering the possibility of removing restrictions on summer sales of higher ethanol blends as a way to help lower the cost of fuel for American drivers.Three sources close to the discussion told Reuters that President Biden is looking at ways to...

GROWMARK & Solinftec partner on new robot technology

GROWMARK & Solinftec partner on new robot technology

Digital technology in agriculture is by no means something new. However, we continually see tech & agriculture companies pushing the limits of what the technology can do. No longer are we just looking at plant counts and mapping our field. We are scanning each and...

U.S. hog inventory down 2%

U.S. hog inventory down 2%

As of March 1, there were 72.2 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down two percent from March 2021 and down three percent from December 2021, according to the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report.USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the report...

Pheasants Forever raising awareness of wildlife habitat needs

Pheasants Forever raising awareness of wildlife habitat needs

Members and leaders of Pheasants Forever continue to battle upland habitat loss and declining pheasant and quail populations.Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever are grassroots, volunteer and membership-based organizations. Members are a diverse group of hunters,...

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U.S. Export Sales Report (12-8-22)

U.S. Export Sales Report (12-8-22)

This week?s U.S. Export Sales Report saw some pretty great numbers, especially for soybeans. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said this week?s soybean sales shattered expectations, and it looks like this strength should continue.McBride said there were also...