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Nursery stage nutrition helps set the stage for maximum potential

Nursery stage nutrition helps set the stage for maximum potential

Healthy and strong nursery pigs are essential to ensuring that each animal reaches its maximum potential. If a piglet does not receive the essential minerals and nutrients, it can limit their potential in the long run. Jeremiah Nemechek is a tech services nutritionist with NOVUS and he says that NOVUS has been focusing on piglet health very early in the pig’s life cycle. He adds that piglets need to be able to handle stressors early in life. Nemechek says the challenge in dealing with nutrient...

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Iowa beef producers and consumers will benefit from reconciliation bill

Iowa beef producers and consumers will benefit from reconciliation bill

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is encouraged by the Senate’s passing of the “One Big Beautfiul Bill” and is now urging the House to quickly pass the revised version so President Trump can sign it into law. Notably, this version does not include the...

Iowa reacts to Senate passage of reconciliation bill

Iowa reacts to Senate passage of reconciliation bill

Ernst Celebrates Big Beautiful Win for Iowans WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement celebrating the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: “President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill delivers on what Iowans voted for in...

Iowa’s experience informs national H5N1 effort

Iowa’s experience informs national H5N1 effort

Concerns about H5N1’s potential impact on America’s hog herds have been building for some time, especially since the virus crossed the species barrier in 2024, infecting dairy cattle and a handful of humans. While it hasn’t proven as deadly to mammals as it has to...

Concerns for Iowa farmers remain as Canada negotiations resume

Concerns for Iowa farmers remain as Canada negotiations resume

Canada’s Department of Finance announced over the weekend that it would rescind a digital services tax at the center of a trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada, allowing negotiations between the countries to continue. However, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)...

Quiet Quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage report surprises analysts

Quiet Quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage report surprises analysts

There was a little bit of buzz heading into the Quarterly Grain Stocks and Acreage reports today, with many analysts predicting a slight increase to corn acres in particular. However, the reports did not deliver on that, and the market prices were mostly unbothered....

Managing nitrogen loss following recent Iowa rainfall

Managing nitrogen loss following recent Iowa rainfall

Recent rainfall in the state of Iowa has led to nitrogen loss concerns for many growers. After periods of intense or excessive rain, naturally farmers begin to have concerns about nitrogen loss in their fields. Mark Christianson is a product manager with Helena and he...

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