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Tissue sampling is vital to managing in-season nutrition
The best way to manage in-season nutrition is by letting your crops tell you what they need. This is done through tissue sampling which will provide a checklist of the nutrients your crops are lacking. That is Ryan Steffensen, a branch manager with Helena Agri Enterprises in Guthrie Center and Adair, Iowa. He says that all growers should rely on tissue sampling to deliver the nutrients to their crops that are in demand. Steffensen expands on one of the products available from Helena that...
Growth Energy reacts to SCOTUS decision to not hear E15 appeal
After the D.C. Circuit Court decided to overturn the sale of E15, year-round, Growth Energy appealed their case all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. On Monday, the highest court in the land declined to hear the appeal, leaving the Circuit Court...
Gov. Reynolds proposes an end to taxes on retirement income
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds is looking to revamp the state?s income tax system.Reynolds delivered her fourth Condition of the State Address Tuesday evening from the Iowa House Floor. Income taxes were the top priority of her address, an issue that will be at the...
South American Weather and Crop Update (1-11-22)
Planting is on track down in Argentina. In this week's South American Weather and Crop Update, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said that the dry weather helped farmers get their crops planted, and now they?re looking for some rain to finally appear.?What we?re...
GROWMARK becomes sole owner of AgriVisor
GROWMARK, Inc., is now the sole owner and operator of AgriVisor, LLC, a full-service agricultural risk management and marketing services firm. This comes after GROWMARK purchased Illinois Agricultural Association?s ownership interest in AgriVisor on December 30,...
FBN launches Regenerative Agriculture Finance Fund
Farmers Business Network has launched a new farm operating line of credit that incentivizes farmers who implement regenerative ag practices.Dan English, general manager of FBN Finance, says the FBN Regenerative Agriculture Finance Fund (RAFF) is one of the first U.S....
ICGA sets 2022 state and federal policy priorities
AUDIO REPORT: Lance Lillibridge, ICGA PresidentThe Iowa Corn Growers Association has released its final list of state and federal policy priorities for 2022.ICGA President Lance Lillibridge of Vinton says members set a list of legislative priorities by completing a...
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USDA uses Inflation Reduction funds to keep farmers on their land
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The reasons for rising farmland prices
A recent farmland sale in Plymouth county set a new state record for Iowa going for $26,250 per acre. That sale was for 55 acres and a total of $1.44 million.Karl Setzer, Commodity Risk Analyst with AgriVisor, says there are many reasons why farmland sale prices are...
This year?s crop challenges provide valuable info for future crops
This year was a fairly extreme example of how the weather can interfere with our crops. The eastern part of the state almost got too much rain, but western Iowa had to deal with drought and pest issues. However, this now means we have even more data on how our crops...
