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Better corn rootworm control and tank mix compatibility with Opello™
When it comes to battling corn rootworms, new tools designed to control the yield robbing pest are always welcome. Opello™ insecticide from Syngenta is the latest product to help growers take on below ground pests and could be available as soon as Spring 2026. Kevin Langdon is the technical product lead for Opello at Syngenta and he says the liquid, at-planting, soil-applied insecticide will provide better control of corn rootworms. Langdon says that Opello features a new active ingredient,...
Fertilizer supply challenges have made Iowa farmers resourceful
Fertilizer is the hot topic this year, along with the availability of other crop inputs as well. However, when it comes to corn, having that nitrogen on hand is crucial to having a successful year of raising the crop. The thing is, it is hard to know what information...
Midwest Dairy reflects on 2021 successes
In December, Midwest Dairy officials are looking back on the successes of the year 2021 for U.S. dairy farmers.Midwest Dairy CEO Molly Pelzer talks about some of the big wins for Midwest Dairy farmers.?Well, this pandemic certainly brought challenges over the last...
Farm groups team to fund lock and dam enhancements
Several farm groups are teaming up with the soybean checkoff to propose funding for the pre-engineering and design work needed to enhance Lock & Dam 25 on the Upper Mississippi River.Lock & Dam 25 is roughly 45 minutes north of St. Louis. Mike Steenhoek, executive...
ICA pleased with leadership summit turnout
Leaders with the Iowa Cattlemen?s Association were pleased with the turnout at this week?s Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit in Altoona.Cora Fox, ICA?s director of government affairs, says a return to an in-person setting was beneficial compared to last year?s...
Pork Checkoff working to keep demand strong in volatile times
For years the pork producers of this country have been able to participate in the Pork Checkoff. For a small fee off each one hundred dollars in value of hogs sold, the National Pork Board funds research and marketing to help make the raising of hogs be more lucrative...
USDA provides additional pandemic assistance to hog producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new program to assist hog producers who faced reduced market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. The Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program is part of USDA?s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative and...
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Senator Grassley speaks about foreign ownership of U.S. farmland.
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley held his weekly conference call with reporters on Tuesday and spoke about the current state of his bill that would address foreign ownership of U.S. farmland.Grassley was the original author of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure...
Midday Market Podcast- John Heinberg- 10-4-22
The value of the U.S. dollar has lowered and the Mississippi river is also having problems with shipping because of low river levels. Those are some of the topics on today's podcast as Mark Magnuson talks with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing.
Pork policy top of mind at NPPC Legislative Action Conference
October is pork month in Iowa and across the United States, and there's no better time for us to be talking about the policies that affect pork producers across the country than when the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) recently hosted their legislative action...
Smithfield foods sending 150,000 servings of food for hurricane relief
Smithfield, Va., Oct. 3, 2022 ? Smithfield Foods is sending more than 37,000 pounds of food ? the equivalent of 150,000 servings ? to Fort Myers, Florida, through its Helping Hungry Homes? program in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian.The protein will...
NK Seeds Field Forged lineup offers a competitive advantage for producers
With a seemingly infinite number of details to consider, it can be tough to choose which seeds to go with at the beginning of each growing season. But with NK Seeds, farmers no longer have to choose between planting their tried-and-true varieties or innovative...
