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When fertilizer prices climb, efficiency is the key
As fertilizer prices skyrocket, farmers are researching all opportunities to apply fertilizer as efficiently as possible and receive the most bang for their buck. Dan Schulz is a vice president of sales with Ostara and provides some background of the company and products that they offer. Schulz says that CG P2X granular phosphate fertilizer solves a lot of issues with timing and delivers peak efficiency. In addition to less leaching and runoff, Schulz says Ostara CG P2X is available at a price...
Soy Transportation Coalition looking at commonsense infrastructure legislation
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently considered several supply chain-related bills. H.R. 3372, introduced by Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD), would establish a voluntary pilot program for states to increase truck weights on federal...
Handling nitrogen loss during the planting season
The planting season in Iowa is drawing ever nearer to a close. In many areas of the state, it is still dry. Some areas have gotten a few showers, and a few places received residual heavy rains from the frog stranglers that hit southern Minnesota two weeks ago. If you...
Supreme court reaffirms clean water rule
The Supreme Court Thursday ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in the case Sackett vs. EPA regarding the Biden administration's Waters of the U.S. rule. The court stated that wetlands under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act must have a continuous...
U.S. Export Sales Report (5-25-23)
No surprises in this week?s export sales. Both corn and soybean numbers were weak once again. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s report.While there were a few flash sales this week, McBride said this is the time of year where...
Making it easier to share on-farm data
On-farm data can help a producer to make informed decisions about their operation. Now Climate Fieldview is making it easier for farmers to share that information when they need to share their data outside of the farm.Climate FieldView is a software tool that allows...
Pork producers encouraged to enroll in U.S. SHIP
The U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan (U.S. SHIP) is a national certification program modeled after the National Poultry Improvement Plan. Dr. Tyler Holck, senior project coordinator, explained how the program would work should there be a foreign animal disease...
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Farmers and ranchers stepping up to oppose the estate tax
The American Farm Bureau Federation was part of a letter to Congress expressing opposition to the estate tax. Dustin Sherer, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, talked about what was in the letter. “The Family Businesses Estate Tax...
Lawmakers lay out farm bill priorities heading into 2024
Congressional lawmakers will try again to pass a new five-year farm bill in 2024, and some have already made out their New Year’s wish list of what to include. Conservative Republicans Chip Roy of Texas and Iowa’s Chuck Grassley stressed in a recent letter to House...
Exports and holiday treats
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service wants to remind you that exports are important to those holiday treats you may be enjoying. Whether you bake in North America or the North Pole, those holiday cookies, cakes, and candies are sure to be extra sweet and delicious,...
Remember old Christmas memories as you create new ones
Well, here we are. We finally made it to Christmas 2023. It's hard to believe just how fast this year has already flown by. I feel like we just had Christmas a month or so ago. This year finds me spending the holiday with my mother back in Minnesota. I'm happy to be...
Shipping situation remains bleak in the Panama Canal
Low water levels have not just been a problem for shipping grain on the Mississippi river this year. The Panama Canal has also had its issues as the man-made Lake Gatun which feeds the canal and powers shipping has also dipped to low levels. Lake Gatun is a man-made...
