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Iowa regulators highlight changes to pesticide guidance
New federal pesticide decisions and evolving endangered species requirements are expected to bring more field-specific guidance for Iowa applicators heading into the growing season. Conversations following the Agribusiness Association of Iowa Showcase highlighted how updated labels and mapping tools could shape crop protection choices across the state. Dr. Gretchen Paluch with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says producers are watching closely as new Dicamba decisions...
May WASDE mostly within expectations, but held a few surprises
The May WASDE report is among the most highly anticipated reports of the year. That?s because this is the first WASDE report to include information about the current year?s crop. It was even more anticipated this year due to the current global and macroeconomic...
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association talks beef in Iowa for May Beef Month
May is Beef Month, so we?re taking an opportunity to highlight some of Iowa?s beef industry leaders. First up is Rob Medberry, Iowa Cattlemen?s Association (ICA) president-elect. He talked about how the ICA supports Iowa producers as a grassroots organization.When...
Biden administration to expand high-speed broadband access
Wednesday, President Biden was in Illinois to talk about ways his administration plans to help rural communities and farmers get access to more tools and services to help them be more profitable and sustainable in the future. One of these topics was centered on...
Pioneer?s A Series Enlist E3 soybeans are ready for 2022
Pioneer is adding to its A-Series soybean portfolio by extending into the Enlist E3 platform. They are seeing a large shift towards different trait platforms and are answering that call.Don Gehrls is with Pioneer, and he talks about the demand they saw from customers...
Even with good prices the deck is stacked against farmers
We know prices have been good. The numbers don?t lie, and if you have a crop to sell, you are sitting pretty, right? Right?We would like to think that, and for the most part, there is still money being made, but the profit margins aren?t as high as we would like them...
AFBF disappointed in first WOTUS roundtable
The Environmental Protection Agency?s first WOTUS roundtable Monday didn?t address farmers need for clear rules, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Courtney Briggs, AFBF senior director of government affairs, said the first roundtable lacked diversity...
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U.S. beef exports set annual records as pork finishes strong
U.S. beef exports set annual records for both volume and value in 2022, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports finished lower year-over-year, but export value was the third largest on record,...
Tractor rollovers remain leading cause of fatalities in U.S. agriculture
There have been an untold number of advancements made in agricultural safety since farming first began in the United States. However, tractor rollovers remain a danger in agriculture despite safety measures available that can prevent injuries from tractor...
Senators reintroduce bill to defend cattle producers
Senators Jon Tester, Chuck Grassley, and Mike Rounds reintroduced their ?Meat Packing Special Investigator Act? to fight consolidation and enforce the national anti-trust laws. The bill would create the ?Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters?...
America will be eating a lot of chicken wings during the Super Bowl
While Chiefs and Eagles fans fight this weekend over who has the better team, the rest of the country will watch over a plate of chicken wings- 1.45 billion of them, according to projections released by the National Chicken Council (NCC). That's an average of four...
Navigator pipeline project has generated a lot of questions
With any major project that is meant to improve infrastructure, there are always a lot of questions, as well as there should be. You cannot do a project of this scale without considering the implications to safety, the environment, land and property rights, and...
