by Dustin Hoffmann | Aug 2, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As we enter August of 2021, we have been hearing concerns over who exactly is buying up the available farmland in the United States. There are trusts, corporations, and foreign countries that are buying up available farmland. Many are concerned with this, especially...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 30, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This week, we have been talking with Holland, Iowa farmer Dale Launstein about his farm?s use of cover crops. They are using the practice on 100% of their acres. There has been a big push to get cover crops or some other form of conservation farming on more acres...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 29, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Tar spot is a relatively new disease to Iowa in the grand scheme of things. It has only been here a few years. It seems to prefer areas where heavy dew or rains are present. So how do you find this disease? What areas of Iowa are primarily affected this year? And what...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 28, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
On Monday, we started this multi-part series on cover crops by talking about what you should know when you are getting started with any kind of conservation farming practice. Today, we are continuing our talk with Holland, Iowa farmer Dale Launstein. We are talking...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jul 27, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The 15th Annual Iowa Women in Agriculture Conference will be held on August 5th, 2021. The event takes place at the FFA Enrichment Center, on the Ankeny Campus of the Des Moines Area Community College.The theme for this year?s event is ?Conserving Ag?s Future...