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New World Screwworm detected 70 miles from U.S. border
Today, the USDA announced that New World Screwworm was detected in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, approximately 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. In light of this news, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is urging the federal government to expedite key parts of their screwworm response. NCBA CEO Colin Woodall gave an update on the situation. Woodall said that progress can’t stop at just speeding up the process of things that are already in progress- new technologies need to...
Vilsack announces second round of funding for USDA?s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program
Recently, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the second round of project funding under USDA?s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program. Vilsack explained how the second round of funding is different from the first.?We realize that we needed to have smaller...
McKinsey & company release global farmer survey results
Despite economic disturbances, high crop prices are giving farmers around the world cause for cautious optimism, according to a new survey. Global consultancy McKinsey & Company this week released the results of its global survey of 5,500 farmers from nine countries....
Double-Check the new National Broadband Map
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its National Broadband Map. Emily Buckman, Director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the new map shows location-specific information about the availability of broadband...
Conservation agronomists helping farmers to implement conservation practices
More farmers have adopted conservation practices and techniques on their farming operations in hopes of improving water quality, lessening soil erosion, or just improving efficiency on their farm. Ben Porepp, a conservation agronomist with the Iowa Soybean...
Bayer premium TriVolt herbicide ready for full product launch in 2023
Bayer received good news in early 2022 that its newly developed premium, pre-selective herbicide TriVolt had been granted registration by the EPA. That led to many trial runs during the 2022 growing season.After receiving EPA approval in early 2022 for its new TriVolt...
U.S. Export Sales Report (12-15-22)
Today?s report actually provided some good numbers for the markets to react to. We likely won?t see anything monumental as we approach the end of the year, but we?ll gladly take positive export sales. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an analysis of the...
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Soybean farmers encouraged to vote in ISA director elections
The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) is driven to deliver insights, tools, activities and information to improve the competitiveness and profitability of the state?s soybean growers. This is a feat only made possible by the collective voice and checkoff investment of...
Fertilizer prices continue to slide
It was less than a year ago that we were worried about how we were going to be able to afford to put fertilizer on the fields in the fall or this spring and grow a crop in 2023. How were we going to break even when some prices were topping over $1,500 per ton for...
Using MLV vaccines in swine herds
Modified-live virus (MLV) vaccines have been available for decades, and they?ve proven to be especially critical in the swine industry for PRRS control. Dr. JD Fiechtner, senior account veterinarian for swine at Boehringer Ingelheim, explained how MLV vaccines work...
Fast and reliable direct-to-farm delivery a powerful tool for growers
Farmers Business Network (FBN?), the global AgTech platform and farmer-to-farmer network was launched in 2014 and has continued to build up its logistics and delivery infrastructure in the near decade since. The expanded delivery network offers 3-day delivery or less...
Secretary Naig encourages farmers to utilize state?s hay and straw directory
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship offers a free, searchable online directory to connect Iowa farmers who have hay or straw to sell with buyers who are interested in purchasing it.Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging farmers or...
