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Food Bank of Iowa receives bee-utiful donation of honey
Today, the Sioux Honey Cooperative and Fareway Stores partnered up to donate 6,480 bottles of honey to the Food Bank of Iowa. A natural source of antioxidants and energy, honey is a healthy and easy-to-use addition to the meals that are provided for food-insecure Iowans. The timing of the donation is also significant, as this month marks both National Honey Month and Hunger Action Month. Beth Love, marketing manager for Sioux Honey Cooperative, said the honey comes from beekeepers across the...
Fall is the time to start planning for next year?s weed management
We?re a month into fall already, and harvest is continuing to progress at a good rate. While it may feel early to think about this, it?s time to start to make a plan on how to manage weeds next year. Corteva Market Development Specialist Will Tubbs said there?s a...
Off farm income becoming bigger part of ag and rural economy
According to a recent study by the University of Missouri, American farmers and producers are becoming more dependent on income sources outside of their farms.The research concludes that 82 percent of farm household income now comes from off-farm.Rob Fox with CoBank...
Iowa harvest reviews: ?Better than expected.?
We have certainly had our challenges in this growing season. What started out as a mostly regional drought has spread across the state in some way, shape, or form. While the dryness did nothing to help many of our acres, it has lent itself to a rapid harvest pace this...
NCGA calls on USTR to act on Mexico?s pending decree on corn imports
Calls from corn grower leaders are growing louder for the United States Trade Representative to intervene in a trade dispute with Mexico over corn imports. The response from corn growers comes as Mexican President Andr?s Manuel L?pez Obrador?s promises to enact a...
USMEF presenting honorary awards at Strategic Planning Conference
Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, who headed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative under the Trump administration, has been selected to receive the U.S. Meat Export Federation?s (USMEF) Michael J. Mansfield Award. USMEF established the award in recognition of the...
Axne talks current efforts to combat supply chain issues and food prices
Last Friday, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of $11.1 million for Crystal Freeze Dry LLC in Panora, Iowa, to help the company expand its capacity to manufacture freeze-dried egg products and create job opportunities for rural Iowans. These funds...
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Using on-farm data to improve sustainability through measurable actions
Sustainability is a popular topic across all sectors of agriculture. Although it might be a newer discussion topic for some areas of the ag industry, livestock producers have used sustainable practices for many years.That?s Gordon Spronk, a producer and appointed...
South American Weather and Crop Update (5-23-23)
The weather in South America is still cooperating with farmers for the end of the current harvest season. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the weather patterns for Brazil and Argentina.Brazil?s soybean harvest is all but completed at this...
NCBA CEO responds to OFF Act
Lawmakers last week introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming, or OFF Act, which is aimed at reforming the federal checkoff system. However, National Cattlemen?s Beef Association?s CEO Colin Woodall said this about attacking the beef industry, not checkoff...
Farm incomes look to slow further in Q2 of this year
After a few years of riding higher, the agriculture industry is seeing signs of slowing down. We aren?t immune to this trend, as the whole economy is experiencing negative pressures currently. Farmers know that the costs of inputs are higher, prices of grains are...
New right to repair MOUs bring industry coverage to 70%
The American Farm Bureau Federation signed two more memoranda of understanding with two agricultural equipment manufacturers. The new MOUs were signed by AGCO and Kubota, providing farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOUs, negotiated...
