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Choose Iowa kitchen demonstrations highlight local foods and culinary professionals at the 2025 ISF
Choose Iowa will present free cooking demonstrations and food presentations daily at 1 p.m. in The Kitchen inside the Maytag Family Theatre Building throughout the 2025 Iowa State Fair. The Kitchen is located on the Grand Concourse between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) building and the Barksdale’s State Fair Cookies building. Lamb and The Home Garden Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at 1:00 p.m Featured Presenters: Executive Chef Ian Robertson of Oak Park Restaurant (Des Moines); Mike...
Axne meets with central & western Iowa officials on infrastructure law funding
Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne held an infrastructure roundtable in Clive Wednesday morning to discuss funding priorities from the bipartisan infrastructure law.Axne met with mayors and city officials from Altoona, Clive, Des Moines, Greenfield,...
South America?s soybean production numbers continue to shrink
Unfavorable weather conditions are continuing to cause soybean production numbers in South America to dwindle.Dr. Michael Cordonnier, an agronomist with Soybean and Corn Advisor, Inc., said that some fields are too wet, while others are too dry. The dry weather has...
Corn and biofuel groups testify to EPA on RFS
Corn and biofuel groups made comments to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding its Renewable Fuel Standard proposal on Tuesday.The EPA proposed Renewable Volume Obligations that Growth Energy said would undercut blending requirements for biofuel in 2021 and...
Indigo Ag?s carbon credit program is gaining momentum in Iowa
We have heard it said time and time again that Farmers are the pioneers of environmental issues. They are doing what they can to protect their soil and water, so the family farm remains viable for years to come. They are finding new ways to grow more food on fewer...
Ames-based Swine Health Information Center receives Pork Checkoff funding
The Swine Health Information Center in Ames is receiving $15 million in Pork Checkoff funds, extending the center?s funding through 2027.Dr. Brett Kaysen, senior vice president of producer and state engagement with the National Pork Board, says the Swine Health...
South American Weather and Crop Update (1-4-2022)
In today?s South American Weather and Crop Update, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride explained why Brazil?s soybean crop projections have dropped.Even though soybean projections are down, that doesn't mean Brazil will have a bad harvest- the country will still...
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Genetic progress highlighted at 2022 American Simmental Association Fall Focus
The 2022 American Simmental Association (ASA) Fall Focus event brought seedstock and commercial cattle producers to Virginia earlier this year, where industry-leading researchers and professionals discussed the latest in genetic advancement and participated in tours,...
Weekend Ag Matters- October 14th, 2022
In this week's episode of Weekend Ag Matters, brought to you in part by the Iowa Soybean Association, Riley Smith runs down the news headlines, Russ Parker brings us his faith-based food for thought, Dustin Hoffmann talks with Iowa State University Extension and...
U.S. Export Sales Report (10-14-22)
Wheat and soybean exports bounced back a little this week with decent sales, but corn numbers continue to perform poorly. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.McBride said there were also some good flash...
Farm to School Month highlights how producers impact school nutrition
Farmers are having a big impact on child nutrition across the country. October is National Farm to School Month. Diane Pratt-Heavner, director of media relations with the School Nutrition Association, says farmers have played a big part in nutritious school meals for...
American Farm Bureau announces farm bill priorities
Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation President, announced the organization?s priorities for the next farm bill on Thursday.AFBF wants to see nutrition and farm programs stay together and also programs that help with risk management for farmers.Duvall says...
