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USDA Secretary Rollins provides update on U.S.-Mexico border closure
On Thursday at the Commodity Classic farm show in San Antonio Texas, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins provided an update on the U.S.-Mexico border which remains closed for the importation of cattle from Mexico. Feeder cattle from Mexico remain unable to cross the border into the U.S. due to the threat of New World Screwworm in Mexico and Rollins was asked at a press conference if the border will re-open soon. Rollins says that until the sterile fly facilities, that are working to combat screwworm...
ICGA President Lillibridge talks fertilizer situation
Fertilizer prices are high.Now, on to new business.As we are riding the second half of the Iowa State Fair, we also know that it won?t be long and the combines will hit the field, tillage will start to happen, and we will be setting the stage for next year?s growing...
A few surprises found in WASDE and Crop Production Reports
The USDA released its World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates and updated Crop Production Reports last week. But there were a few surprises found within them.Founder, and president of Standard Grain, Joe Vaclavik, talks about the biggest surprise that was found in the...
Bayer launches ForGround
Bayer announced the launch of ForGround, a farmer-first digital platform that will transform the way farms of all sizes can more easily make the transition to sustainable agricultural practices. ForGround offers growers tools, resources, discounts, as well as and the...
Iowa Farm Bureau celebrates Farm Bureau Day at ISF
Every day is a good day to celebrate agriculture, but you can never have too many official days for it. Today was one of those days, as the Iowa Farm Bureau (IFB) celebrated Farm Bureau Day at the Iowa State Fair. IFB Personal Relations Manager Andrew Wheeler talked...
Iowa Farmers Union connects with public at the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa Farmers Union is centrally located in the Varied Industries building at the 2022 Iowa State Fair. Deborah Bunka, Membership and Fundraising Director with the IFU, says that the state fair is a great opportunity to tell fairgoers about the Iowa Farmers Union...
ISU agronomy professor talks innovation in ag research, Part 2
Agronomists and farmers have had many challenges thrown at them throughout the years. One recent challenge that they are facing is climate change. As most of us know, this is something huge that needs multiple people working together to find a solution. Iowa State...
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South American Weather and Crop Update (5-2-23)
Once again, Argentina is dry while Brazil continues to see fairly favorable weather. While this may not be new news, at least Brazil has been able to mostly wrap up harvest by now. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather...
Three keys to maximize soybean yields
Bill Backhaus is an agronomist and Xitavo soybean expert with BASF and he says that there are three areas of planting soybeans that he focuses on in order to maximize yields.When planting soybeans the first focus is simple says Bill Backhaus with BASF.The second focus...
AFBF highlights Farm Bill needs during Senate Ag Committee hearing
Senate Agriculture Committee lawmakers heard from farmers and ranchers during a farm bill hearing Tuesday. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall told the committee about the challenges farmers and ranchers face today.?Like rising interest rates,...
Soybean export scorecard: Are newer markets still buying?
When we heard earlier from U.S. Soybean Export Council?s (USSEC) Jim Sutter, we were talking about the general economic situation and what that does to a global consumer. We talked about how the effects of the economy are very different in America than in parts of the...
Iowans invited to participate in soil and water conservation week
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has proclaimed April 30 ? May 7 as Soil and Water Conservation Week and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is inviting Iowans to participate throughout the week. The Department is encouraging Iowans to attend...
