by Staff Editor | Jun 12, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As the average age of Iowa’s farmland owners continues to rise, other trends in landownership have begun to emerge. According to an Iowa State University study, 58 percent of Iowa’s farmland is now leased out, a significant increase from the last time the...
by Staff Editor | Jun 9, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Clean Fuels Alliance America and 75 industry stakeholders delivered a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday. The letter urges the president to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency substantially increases the biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels...
by Staff Editor | Jun 8, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that a successful Water Quality Initiative (WQI) demonstration project in northeast Iowa is expanding into a new phase, with a specific focus on edge-of-field conservation practices.Previous WQI projects in the...
by Staff Editor | Jun 7, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Barchart Tuesday released their initial 2023 crop production and yield forecasts for U.S. corn and soybeans. The report indicates a cutback to USDA?s projected figures from the May 12 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Report. The Barchart forecast calls for 15...
by Staff Editor | Jun 5, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 2, 2023) ? As a result of Governor Reynolds signing House File 666 yesterday, the reinstatement of fees on grain sold to or deposited at Iowa-licensed grain dealers and warehouses as part of the Iowa Grain Depositors and Sellers Indemnity Fund...