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FBI partners with agriculture to defend food supply
Protecting the nation’s food supply is a critical part of national security. While the likelihood of a bioterrorism attack on American agriculture may be low, the stakes are extraordinarily high. An intentional strike against crops or livestock would not only threaten the safety and availability of food here at home but also disrupt the global marketplace that depends on U.S. agricultural exports. From grocery store shelves to international shipping lanes, the ripple effects of such an event...
ISU Dairy Club hosts “I Milked a Cow” at ISF
The Iowa State Dairy Science club gives Iowa State fairgoers the opportunity to learn about the dairy industry and allolws them to get hands on at its ?I Milked a Cow? exhibit inside the cattle barn.Iowa State University junior Abigail Rogers says that the exhibit can...
Iowa NREC receives $250,000 grant from Google
Many people seem to think otherwise, but agriculture and technology are closely connected. You can see that on full display here at the Iowa State Fair, with displays from both Meta and Google. The latter of the two recently made a hefty investment in the state of...
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...
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Fertilizer prices down at an inopportune time
Fertilizer prices skyrocketed for much of 2022, but 2023 is a different story so far. Prices are down almost across the board from this time last year. Unfortunately, as planting season approaches many farmers have already locked in their plans and pricing for...
Safety tips for proper manure application
As spring approaches and once the fields are ready, farmers and manure handlers may be pumping nutrient-dense manure to apply to crop fields. Marguerite Tan, director of environmental programs with the National Pork Board, says safety is where you must start, at the...
U.S. pork seeking tariff relief in the Philippines
The Philippine Tariff Commission is conducting a comprehensive review of its most favored nation (MFN) tariff schedule. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) filed comments in this proceeding, requesting that recent temporary reductions in the Philippines? MFN...
Davidson Prize winner revolutionizing greenhouse covers
The old saying is that ?necessity is the mother of invention.? There is a lot of truth to that, and it doesn?t always mean that there is a sense of urgency behind every idea. Sometimes it?s just time for an old idea to finally be improved upon, which seems to be...
ERS releases report on U.S. export crop competitiveness
The USDA?s Economic Research Service released a report titled ?U.S. Export Competitiveness in Select Crop Markets,? and it showed the U.S. is still the world?s top corn exporter. The report says that export shares and exports-to-production ratios indicate that the...
