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NASCAR partnering with POET to use new zero-carbon fuel
As part of a new partnership with POET, NASCAR has become the first major U.S. motorsport to utilize zero-carbon ethanol. This makes POET, which is already the nation’s largest biofuel producer, the Official Biofuel Partner of NASCAR. POET Founder and CEO Jeff Broin said the partnership with NASCAR is a great way to show off the new zero-carbon fuel. Broin said both POET and NASCAR are very excited about the zero-carbon bioethanol. Broin said this is good news for corn farmers and everyone...
Input prices, drought impacting cattle markets
The landscape of the 2022 cattle market is changing, and there are several issues with it. Bernt Nelson, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist, says the biggest factors in the cattle market are inventory, drought, and input costs.?USDA?s Annual Cattle Inventory...
High gas prices have Washington full of ?answers?
You don?t have to go far to see what oil companies hope you will accept as the new normal. Gas prices are up around $4 a gallon in Iowa, and higher on the coasts. It is hitting everyone in the wallets. It affects all of our budgets in different ways, but mostly...
Farmers need to scout for armyworm in corn and wheat
If it isn?t one thing, it is another. In a year where we must get every bushel squeezed from our fields, we don?t have any room for error. One cornbelt entomologist is seeing signs and conditions that point to some armyworm infestations possibly springing up in...
Governor?s Charity Steer Show prepares for 40th anniversary
The Governor?s Charity Steer Show will return this year, and they?ve reached yet another milestone, with 2022 marking the 40th anniversary of the charity event. The opening ceremony will take place this Friday, and both the Iowa Cattlemen?s Association (ICA) and the...
IDALS working to better water quality in Iowa
When we discuss water quality, we talk about all the efforts it takes to make improvements. However, these improvements aren?t cheap, and they have to be profitable for producers and cities to survive. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is...
Cash rental rates rise significantly across Iowa
Stronger commodity prices and farmland values are leading to higher cash rents across most of the state. According to the most recent annual survey of cash rental rates for the state of Iowa?s farmland, it showed that rates have increased an average of 10.3% in 2022,...
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Iowa-based company working on autonomous planter
Agriculture is constantly evolving, and some of the technological innovations are reach brand-new levels. Now, we even have an Iowa-based company working on an autonomous planter, which can help farmers in a variety of ways. David Krog, CEO of Salin 247, said that,...
Report shows that beef is winning against chicken
One of the things Jennifer Nealson oversees for the Dollar a Head Beef Checkoff efforts- which are contracted by the checkoff to the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association- is research projects. At the recent 2023 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, Nealson said...
2022 finishes a top three year for U.S. pork exports
Courtney Knupp is the vice president of international market development for the National Pork Board and she says that 2022 was a top three export year for the industry.Despite challenges to the global marketplace from the lingering Covid pandemic and supply chain...
Farmers for Soil Health a joint effort to increase sustainability
Conservation and climate-smart farming are not new terms in our vocabulary. More and more, we are seeing farmers changing their practices to be even more mindful of the effect they have on the soil and the environment around them. They are working to make sure good...
USDA: ethanol production rebounds from pandemic lows
Production and consumption of ethanol as a transportation fuel grew significantly over the last three decades in the United States before plateauing in recent years. The ethanol share of finished motor gasoline has moved concurrently with consumption, leveling off...
