by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 20, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
With a new administration always comes the efforts to change the American image on the world stage. The last administration had a definitive ?America First? tone, and that tended to isolate us in the global marketplace. While we aren?t here to debate trade and foreign...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 17, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We hear about cover crops, no-till, and other conservation practices quite a bit these days. They are the terms that are generating the most buzz in agriculture. However, these are not new words to our vocabulary. Conservation farming methods that may seem new to some...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 16, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
When you look at the prices we are seeing for commodities, it isn?t surprising to see that experts are estimating higher incomes for farms in 2021. Sure, prices aren?t what they were earlier this year, but if you locked in early in the year, you would still enjoy...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 15, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This week has been declared African Swine Fever (ASF) awareness week. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) are joining with national, state, and local pork groups to help shed a light on what...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Sep 14, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Biden Administration has been touting environmental issues and programs since the campaign. This is not anything completely new for farmers, as the USDA has been working on conservation-minded programs for decades, most notably the Conservation Reserve Program...