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Secretary Naig presents 2026 Ag Leader Awards for outstanding contributions to Iowa agriculture
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recognized one individual and two organizations that have made exceptional contributions to the continued success, resilience, and growth of Iowa agriculture during the 14th Annual Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner held on March 30 in Ankeny. Secretary Naig presented the Ag Leader Awards to Gov. Kim Reynolds for Outstanding Service to Agriculture; the Great Outdoors Foundation for Leadership in Conservation; and America Needs Farmers (ANF) for Leadership in...
State AGs seek right to repair
A group of state attorneys generals recently asked Congress to pass expansive Right-to-Repair legislation targeted at cars, farm equipment, and digital electronics. In a letter to the House and Senate Commerce Committee, the group says, "The Right-to-Repair is a...
Grassley pushes for dispute resolution on Mexico’s GMO corn ban
During his weekly conference call with ag broadcasters and reporters on Tuesday United States Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa (R-IA) was asked for an update on talks between U.S. and Mexican officials regarding the Mexican GMO corn ban. Grassley says there has not been...
South American Weather and Crop Update (3-28-23)
Drier conditions in Brazil should assist with harvest and planting progress, and Argentina finally got a little bit of rain- but it?s far too little, too late. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather conditions in South...
Weather and moisture outlooks continue to trend favorably
The most recent drought monitor was status quo. We?re still trending in the right direction, though, especially compared to where things were last year. Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan provided a breakdown of the U.S. Drought Monitor Report.The weather has...
Most row crop acreage now managed using auto-steer and guidance
Auto-steer and guidance system adoption on U.S. farms increased sharply in the past 20 years, according to USDA?s Economic Research Service. Farmers indicate they use the technology on more than 50 percent of the acreage planted to corn, soybeans, winter wheat, and...
USB working to ensure domestic demand remains strong
We have spent a few segments visiting with Mac Marshall of the United Soybean Board. We have discussed how the Soybean Checkoff is wisely investing your checkoff dollars into research, promotion, and driving demand. We talked about some of the tried-and-true...
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Combining technology and expertise to produce high quality seed
There are about eight Bayer corn production sites in the United States and one of those sites is in central Iowa just outside of Grinnell. The production facility produces about two million units or bags of seed annually, of which 70% are for Bayer’s national DEKALB...
Let your checkoff investment directly benefit you
Now is the time to directly benefit from your check off investment by getting involved in some on farm replicated trials that could help your final yields and improve your environmental footprint for next year with the Iowa Soybean Association. Kellie Blair is a...
Iowa Corn supports fertilizer industry transparency
The Iowa Corn Growers Association developed language they’d like added to the upcoming farm bill that would review competition and transparency in the fertilizer industry. The language would mandate a USDA assessment of the pricing practices used by fertilizer...
Commerce Department lowers duties on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer
One of the key components in the price farmers have been paying for fertilizer comes from the duties we had placed on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco. The United States is not a major producer of the key component in corn growing. Therefore, we must import much of...
U.S. Export Sales Report (11-2-23)
This week’s export sales came within expectations, even though those numbers were on the low side. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave a breakdown of this week’s export numbers. However, there were some disappointments in the soybean meal numbers, especially...
