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KXEL hosting farmer appreciation luncheon in Waterloo
A farmer appreciation luncheon taking place on Wednesday in Waterloo is designed to recognize the men and women who keep agriculture moving forward every day. The event, hosted by KXEL Radio at the National Cattle Congress Pavilion, is free and open to the public and aims to bring farmers, families, and community members together around National Ag Day. Jeff Stein with KXEL says the idea came from a simple desire to give something back. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, with food service...
Next year’s cash rents depend on this year’s production
Production costs have risen across the board in the agriculture sector in recent years. Cash rents have also climbed in the last several years. Randy Dickhut is a farmland expert with Agricultural Economic Insights and he says that cash rents usually lag behind other...
Groups file legal challenges to new WOTUS rule
Groups representing agriculture, infrastructure, housing, and petroleum filed a legal challenge to the new Waters of the U.S. Rule. ?The Biden Administration?s WOTUS definition is an attack on farmers and ranchers, and we?ll be fighting back in court,? says...
U.S. Export Sales Report (1-20-23)
This week?s export sales were surprisingly bullish, especially when compared to other recent reports. Corn, wheat, and soybean meal numbers all came in above expectations. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s U.S. Export Sales...
Providing farmers options for their specific operation
The Brevant seeds name is still very new. The seed wing of Corteva Agriscience, Brevant seeds, was developed to deliver Corteva?s high performing germplasm to the marketplace. Tony Moellers, a retail product agronomist with Brevant, says that the new name has...
Plenty of opportunities for U.S. beef exports and promotion in 2023
As we mentioned yesterday, demand for beef has been as strong as ever in the U.S. after the pandemic, since many consumers wanted a meat that is versatile and easy to prepare. It?s been a similar story with U.S. beef exports, but other countries have been more...
Beef provides high quality nutrition and versatility
Yesterday, we talked about how the beef industry always has to fight misinformation, especially when it comes to questions about sustainability. However, some groups also target another aspect: nutrition. But this is just another one of those baseless claims that has...
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Benefits of saturated buffers for farmers
Now’s the time to be thinking about adding an environmentally friendly practice to your operation. There are quite a few out there and we learn about one that comes with 100% cost share. Saturated Buffers were on display at a Practical Farmers of Iowa Field Day...
July beef exports experience slow month as pork continues to grow
Building on a robust first-half performance, July exports of U.S. pork continued to outpace year-ago levels, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). July pork exports totaled 219,014 metric tons (mt), up 5%...
August rainfall provides inflow to the Missouri river system
Rainfall in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was above normal during August, resulting in above-average runoff. However, because of drier-than-normal conditions in previous years, total storage in the Missouri River reservoir system remains lower than...
Farmers remain optimistic about 2024
Many of us are too young to remember or know who the humorist Will Rogers was. However, there is one thing he said that rings true with agriculture producers around the world. “The farmer has to be an optimist otherwise he still wouldn’t be a farmer.” That phrase has...
New soybean fungicide seed treatment boosts farmers confidence and performance
A fungicide seed treatment featuring three distinct modes of action gives farmers expanded yield potential and disease and insect protection all in one product. That is what farmers now have at their disposal with the new LumiTreo fungicide seed treatment from Corteva...
