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ISU Extension providing farmers with valuable climate data

ISU Extension providing farmers with valuable climate data

All sectors of the Iowa ag industry have been reeling from drought issues for 200 weeks now, and while we are trending in the right direction, the drought won’t be ending overnight. With such intense rainfall deficits in many parts of the state, farmers need guidance on how to work within the current climate. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach recently hired Madelynn Wuestenberg as its new agricultural climatology specialist in order to help guide farmers with data and information on...

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NPB and Ducks Unlimited advancing sustainability in ag

NPB and Ducks Unlimited advancing sustainability in ag

Sustainability in the pork industry is central to pork producers. It’s key to ensuring producers can freely operate their farms and businesses now and in the future. Sam Morine, National Pork Board Director of Grant Administration, says the Advancing U.S. Pork...

Using data to drive change in fertilizer use

Using data to drive change in fertilizer use

Pivot Bio’s N-OVATOR™ program rewards farmers for replacing synthetic fertilizer via Pivot Bio’s microbial nitrogen, delivering an environmental benefit to all. Lori Reese is the director of commercial sustainability programs with Pivot Bio and says that by using data...

Free counseling available for Iowa farmers

Free counseling available for Iowa farmers

Affordability and accessibility are the top barriers for farmers seeking mental health services, per an American Farm Bureau Federation survey. During May Mental Health Awareness Month, the Iowa Farm Bureau wants to remind farmers support is readily available—and at...

Secretary Vilsack comments on USDA response to H5N1

Secretary Vilsack comments on USDA response to H5N1

During my trip to Washington this week, it was driven home that the bird flu is no longer the bird flu. It isn’t even Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI, anymore. The Federal government and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are now calling it...

Silver linings to rainy weather planting delays

Silver linings to rainy weather planting delays

As we finish up the 200th consecutive week of drought in Iowa, there’s actually some hope to be found, as the drought conditions are very much trending in the right direction. The recent storms have dumped off plentiful amounts of rainfall for the soils across the...

The latest tool to help growers battle SCN

The latest tool to help growers battle SCN

If you are a soybean grower in the Midwest you are well aware of the threat of soybean cyst nematode or SCN. The yield robbing pest is responsible for $1.5 billion dollars in loss annually. To give growers another tool to help fight SCN, BASF has developed a new...

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Using data to drive change in fertilizer use

Using data to drive change in fertilizer use

Pivot Bio’s N-OVATOR™ program rewards farmers for replacing synthetic fertilizer via Pivot Bio’s microbial nitrogen, delivering an environmental benefit to all. Lori Reese is the director of commercial sustainability programs with Pivot Bio and says that by using data...

Free counseling available for Iowa farmers

Free counseling available for Iowa farmers

Affordability and accessibility are the top barriers for farmers seeking mental health services, per an American Farm Bureau Federation survey. During May Mental Health Awareness Month, the Iowa Farm Bureau wants to remind farmers support is readily available—and at...