by Staff Editor | Jul 5, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Farmers have gotten off to a rough start this year when it comes to planting and we have been through the ringer in many forms this growing season. In turn, farmers have planted slightly less acres than last year according to the June 30 acreage report from...
by Staff Editor | Jul 5, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Mother nature is showing farmers who is boss this season, while also showing some favoritism towards certain parts of the state. As the growing season is moving right along for Iowa, some regions are having better luck this year than others. Southeast Iowa has started...
by Staff Editor | Jul 5, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Two California Democrats Wednesday introduced the American Port Access Privileges Act in the House of Representatives. John Garamendi and Jim Costa say the bill follows up on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act. Representative Costa says, ?We need to remove bottlenecks and...
by Staff Editor | Jul 4, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Once again, the weather is affecting farmers across the state of Iowa. Some in the best way, while others in a not so good way. So far, this growing season, farmers have had to deal with drought conditions, damaging winds, strong storms, and excess amounts of rain....
by Staff Editor | Jul 4, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA?s quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report showed 72.5 million hogs and pigs, down 1% from last year and down slightly from last quarter. Altin Kalo, Chief Economist at Steiner Consulting Group says inventory increased significantly for a couple of years, but we have...
