by Staff Editor | Jul 6, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship offers a free, searchable online directory to connect Iowa farmers who have hay or straw to sell with buyers who are interested in purchasing it.Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging farmers or...
by Staff Editor | Jul 5, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Chinese scientists say they?ve identified what appears to be a new strain of the African Swine Fever virus working its way through three counties in the country. A paper published in the journal Nature Communications says the new virus appears to be a hybrid of the...
by Staff Editor | Jul 4, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The National Farmers Union released the 2023 numbers for the Farmers? Share of the Food Dollar Report covering several items typically found at a Fourth of July cookout. The NFU says every year, the troubling trend of farmers earning less of the dollars Americans...
by Staff Editor | Jul 3, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA?s Economic Research Service looked into market concentration and its impact on competition. It?s a subject that?s attracted growing public scrutiny. The ERS study says market concentration, which is measured by the share of industry sales held by the largest...
by Staff Editor | Jun 30, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The I-29 Moo University 2023 Dairy Webinar Series continues Thursday, July 20 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CDT with a focus on milk margins.The webinar will feature Dr. Gonzalo Ferreira, associate professor in the School of Animal Sciences (former Department of Dairy...