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Secretary Naig announces start of construction on Middle Cedar watershed project
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that construction is starting on a “batch and build” water quality project in Tama and Grundy Counties. This project, led by Heartland Co-op, will include the installation of 14 saturated buffers and four bioreactors. These proven edge-of-field practices, which are outlined in the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, improve water quality and reduce the loss of nutrients, like nitrates, into Iowa’s waterways. Together, these 18 practices...
Iowa Forage and Grassland Council conference returns as in-person event
An upcoming conference in south-central Iowa will provide beef producers a chance to learn more about the state?s industry.The Iowa Forage and Grassland Council?s annual conference returns to an in-person event on March 30th. The conference will be held at the Iowa...
COVID lockdowns in Hong Kong and China affecting red meat exports
While most Asian countries are gradually easing social distancing restrictions and taking more of a living with COVID approach to the pandemic, there are notable exceptions in Hong Kong and some areas of China, which could have a negative effect on imports and...
BASF discusses smart farming joint venture at Commodity Classic
BASF officials discussed their latest innovation for weed identification and management at Commodity Classic.BASF?s Smart Spraying solution offers real-time, automated pre-emergence and post-emergence weed identification and management day and night. The project is a...
CHS analyst talks about the current state of uncertainty in the markets
For the past two years, we have seen extreme market volatility. That has been almost talked to death. However, the causes for the volatility are the topics of interest in any given cycle. Volatility has increased over the past few weeks, but how are these repetitive...
HPAI detected in non-commercial flock in Warren County
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Warren County, Iowa. The virus was found in...
Fuel price spreads in unchartered territory
Fuel prices reached record levels this month, and price spreads have been in unchartered territory. Scott Wilson, Energy Customer Risk Manager with Growmark, says fear has been fueling the markets.Supply issues have been supporting diesel prices. Wilson says diesel...
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Cattle producers want 2023 Farm Bill to ?do no harm?
The 2023 Farm Bill is a massively important piece of legislation for the agriculture industry, so groups like the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association are listening to producers for what they want to see in the bill. Todd Wilkinson, NCBA president-elect, said there?s...
Robust weed management strategies nip weed issues in the bud
Weed management is a difficult issue to tackle every year, and this year was no exception. With late plantings and hot, dry conditions, some farmers had an especially tough time trying to keep weed populations under control. Dean Grossnickle, technical development...
Farmer’s Business Network helping farmers to secure crop inputs
Making a crop plan and purchasing inputs for next growing season can be a difficult task.Global supply chains were heavily disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic, but those supply lines are making a slow recovery. In the agriculture world there are some ag inputs that...
Closing Market Podcast- Bill Moore PRICE Futures Group- 11-30-22
Mark Magnuson talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures.
Former USDA-FSA Director gives his take on Congressional shift
With the Midterm elections nearly a month behind us, we know that Congress will look a little different next January. Republicans took control of the House of Representatives and Democrats took outright control of the Senate. This means bipartisanship or continued...
