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Congress proposes changes to Endangered Species Act
New legislation is aimed at providing improvements and updates to the Endangered Species Act. Shelby Hagenauer, senior director of government relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the organization especially appreciates the updates help to incentivize early adoption of actions that would help wildlife. Hagenauer said the Endangered Species Act was first passed with good intentions in 1973 to protect species in peril. After a potential House vote this week, the bill will move...
Federal reserve releases August summary of current economic conditions
The Federal Reserve released its August Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions from the Fed. The report includes several observations on the U.S. agricultural economy. Drought was affecting several of the Fed’s districts across the...
EPA extends herbicide proposal comment period
We have talked on more than one occasion about speaking up for your industry. This comes in many forms. Yesterday, Andy talked about telling the story of agriculture and putting your face to the story. We have also talked about speaking up when you see misinformation...
This year’s crop challenges brought plenty of lessons for seed hybrids
Continued drought conditions and some powerful storms have provided challenges for crops this year. There was a lot of variability in both of those factors across the entire Grain Belt, but most areas saw at least some complications. Mitch Heisler, Wyffels product and...
New fungicide offers better white mold protection for soybeans
White mold is a disease that affects soybeans primarily in the northern U.S. soybean producing states and is identified by a fluffy, white growth on soybean stems. While it may not get as much attention as soybean cyst nematode, it is also a significant yield reducer...
Putting a face to our ag products
Giving back to a community is very important for a number of different reasons. One of the great things about agriculture is the people in it are some of the best you will find anywhere, not only from a kind, ethical, and moral perspective but also very generous with...
USDA grant helping promote sustainable aviation fuel
Gevo Incorporated, announced that it’s received a $30 million grant from USDA for its Climate-Smart Farm-to-Flight Program. The grant is from USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. The Gevo program is intended for tracking and quantifying the...
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Biobased products and the future of agriculture
Biobased products are already a big part of agriculture, but they figure to play an even more prominent role in the future as more oil-based products are produced from plants. That was the message from a panel of experts at Agri-Pulse’s Ag and Food Policy summit....
Latter half of 2024 could hold optimism for dairy prices
Dairy prices have been low for some time, but there may be reasons for optimism during the second half of 2024. Lucas Fuess, the senior dairy analyst for Rabo AgriFinance, says the industry needs to get through the next few months first. Looking ahead to the second...
USDA Angola trade mission successful for U.S. red meat
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently led an agribusiness trade mission to Angola from Feb. 26-29. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Africa Representative Matt Copeland, who participated through support from the Beef Checkoff Program, said having key...
Secretary Naig to announce 26 Choose Iowa grants on March 20th
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will announce the recipients of 26 Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants during an event at Cortum Farm and Co. near Indianola on Wednesday, March 20. The announcement event, which is part of Iowa Ag Week, will begin at 2:30 p.m. The...
Bayer agronomist talks about strategies for 2024 growing season
The weather has been throwing us for a loop in agriculture. Whether you are an advocate of permanent climate change, climate cycles, or just luck of the draw; you know that something is going on. No matter what is causing it, we have to be prepared to navigate it to...
