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Farmers for Soil Health reopens enrollment for cover crop adoption
Farmers for Soil Health, the farmer-led initiative launched in 2022 to double cover crop acres on U.S. farmland by 2030, has reopened enrollment for 2026 with increased per-acre payments and a simplified one-year contract designed to remove barriers for growers. Enrollment is open May 1 through Aug. 31. "Cover crops aren't just good for the soil - they're good for the bottom line," said Jim Douglas, farmer advisor for Farmers for Soil Health and a soybean and corn grower from Flat Rock,...
U.S. Export Sales Report (3-7-24)
This week’s U.S. Export Sales Report was actually a good one- including a slight rebound in the soybean numbers- ahead of tomorrow's WASDE. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the export sales numbers. Flash sales have been quiet lately, and that...
Another successful year for the National Pork Industry Forum
The 2024 National Pork Industry Forum is in the books. Scott Hays, Immediate Past President of the National Pork Producers Council, said the challenges of the past year made it especially important for producers to gather together. Dr. Anna Forseth, director of animal...
Pioneer Z-Series soybeans deliver high yields and strong defensive traits
Pioneer soybeans have a strong legacy of research and development, with Pioneer celebrating its 50th year of breeding soybeans in 2023. In 2024 that legacy of soybean research and development is on display in the form of the new Z-Series Soybeans. As seed technologies...
Coalition urges EPA to reject CVR energy petition
A coalition representing farmers and the ethanol industry this week urged the Environmental Protection Agency to reject a recent petition by CVR Energy to alter the Renewable Fuel Standard's credit trading program. CVR Energy's petition is a counterproductive proposal...
Ernst calls on Vilsack to keep up the fight for E15
By statute, it was only supposed to take 60 days for the EPA to decide on that bipartisan petition that 8 midwestern governors submitted asking for the EPA to allow them to use a provision in the Clean Air Act that would allow states to sell E15 all year round. But...
Sound Ag continuing to optimize synthetic fertilizer
Every year, farmers are looking for more and more ways to cut down on input costs and increase their ROI. Eamon Flood, vice president of sales with Sound Ag, said they’re continuing their focus on optimizing synthetic fertilizer usage. Sound Ag’s main product, Source,...
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Iowa Corn Day builds enthusiasm for the industry
Today, August 16, is Iowa Corn Day at the Iowa State Fair, and as the nation’s top corn producing state, there was plenty to talk about. Dan Keitzer, board member of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, said products like ethanol are at the forefront of corn promotion...
ISF is a showcase for FFA members and their projects
If you're walking around the Iowa State Fair, you've probably seen at least one of this year's Iowa FFA State Officers. The nine members of this year's team can be found interacting with FFA members, helping out at livestock shows, or anything in between. Cody Messer...
Bipartisan effort launched to improve foreign land buy data accuracy
A bipartisan group of Senators has launched a new push to get USDA to improve the accuracy of foreign-owned farmland data. The group, led by GOP Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst and Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman wrote Secretary Vilsack that FSA data on...
U.S. renewable diesel imports up 29 percent in 2024
The Energy Information Administration says the U.S. imported near-record volumes of renewable diesel fuel in each of the first five months of this year, averaging about 30,000 barrels a day. The imports were 29 percent higher than the same period last year, came from...
Farm Bill a hot topic at Iowa State Fair
There are a lot of things that we are hearing about at the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network Shed at the Iowa State Fair. Commodity prices are probably the hottest topic, but a close second is the lack of certainty that farmers are facing as we head into harvest. That...
