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Managing weeds during unpredictable spring weather
As we have seen over the past couple weeks, the weather in Iowa can change on a dime. According to NOAA, that variability will continue throughout the 2026 spring season. This can make weed management even more difficult- drier areas will have to be mindful of choosing herbicides with crop safety, and residual protection will be extra important for the areas that receive more rainfall. Dalton Webster, eastern Iowa agronomic services representative with Syngenta, said growers need to make sure...
Taking care of your combine after harvest
After harvest season wraps up, it?s time for farmers to put their combines to bed for the winter months. Jim Franceschetti, product marketing manager for harvest and hay and forage at Case IH Parts and Service, talked about what combine owners need to remember as they...
Philippine president extends reduced pork tariffs
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced this week his plans to extend the country?s reduced most favored nation (MFN) tariff rates on imported pork through the end of 2023. The reduced rates, implemented in mid-2021, cut the tariff on in-quota pork cuts...
Groups respond positively to Alexis Taylor confirmation
The Senate confirmed Alexis Taylor as USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, and U.S. ag groups reacted positively. ?Alexis has a strong background in agriculture from growing up on a farm in Iowa and has a deep knowledge of trade issues,?...
U.S. Grains Council feeling positive about 2023 for keeping up demand
In tough economic times, we need to be making sure that we are keeping up demand for our grains and their products. It can be a challenge when the global economy is hurting, and you want to make sure that the values of global currencies aren't cheating one side or the...
Soy checkoff elects Meagan Kaiser as new chair, sets priorities for 2023
The United Soybean Board recently elected Meagan Kaiser of Missouri as the organization?s new Chair. Kaiser is ready to hit the ground running with her priorities for the soy checkoff in 2023.Kaiser says that recent soy checkoff investments have paid very visible...
Senate confirms Alexis Taylor to USDA post
The Senate voted to confirm Alexis Taylor as the new USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs. Taylor, the former director of Oregon?s Department of Agriculture, is the new top agricultural trade official with the agency. Food Business News says she?ll be...
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Does Mean Gene live up to his name?
The Big Bull at the 2023 Iowa State Fair is Mean Gene, a four-year-old Charolais from New Virginia Iowa. Mean Gene weighed in at 3,060 pounds in the big bull contest to claim the title as the heaviest bull at this year’s fair. Despite his size and menacing name, owner...
Pro Farmer Crop Tour kicks off today
We’re going out into the field for a status update on the finishing corn and soybean crops as the Pro Farmer Crop Tour kicks off today. Mike Berdo, Washington County farmer and longtime crop tour scout, said one of the things that he enjoys is that each year he gets a...
398 Century and heritage farm families honored at the ISF
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Brent Johnson and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Brian Feldpausch honored 398 Iowa farm families with Century or Heritage Farm designations at the Iowa State Fair today. The...
Congressman Nunn looking to the future of Iowa agriculture
There’s a song from the late, great George Jones that is called, “Who’s gonna fill their shoes?” While it talks about the legends of country music in a long-gone era, it has a resonance that goes way beyond the Grand Ole Opry. It is something that faces every business...
New Iowa Pork building a smash hit at the ISF
The Iowa Pork tent has been a fixture at the Iowa State Fair for many years but this year, a new permanent structure was unveiled just in time for the 11-day run of the fair.That is Kelsey Sutter, the marketing & program director at Iowa Pork Producers Association....
