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Iowa field trials show biological treatment differences

Iowa field trials show biological treatment differences

Wet conditions earlier this growing season created opportunities for disease development in Iowa fields, even as much of the state's corn and soybean crop continues to show strong yield potential. NewLeaf Symbiotics plant pathologist Allison Jack recently traveled through the eastern half of Iowa during the crop tour. Jack said Iowa crops generally looked favorable, with less storm damage than what she observed in parts of Indiana and Illinois. Jack was also scouting side-by-side trials...

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Pork demand continues to build in consumers

Pork demand continues to build in consumers

A growing appetite for pork is building momentum with consumers. Dr. Glynn Tonsor, an economist at Kansas State University, said the pork industry is turning appetites into action by making pork a favorite every day. One of the key shifts has been looking more closely...

Cooler weather in store for the end of August

Cooler weather in store for the end of August

After bouts of extremely hot weather in July and early August, a week of cooler temperatures is welcome across Iowa. The cooler temperatures could even help with soil and crop conditions as we approach the final stretch of the growing season. USDA meteorologist Brad...

Farm Bureau urges U.S., Canada to resume trade talks

Farm Bureau urges U.S., Canada to resume trade talks

American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is urging the United States and Canada to return to the negotiating table after trade talks broke down and additional tariffs were imposed. Duvall said Canada has been one of U.S. agriculture’s most important trading...

Ag groups speak out against President Trump’s beef import plan

Ag groups speak out against President Trump’s beef import plan

The Trump administration has announced a new plan aimed at lowering beef prices in the grocery stores, but the plan- which will bring up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef into the U.S. over the next 90 days- will negatively impact the farm economy. Beef industry...

Iowa water quality progress requires everyone at the table

Iowa water quality progress requires everyone at the table

Clean water is not solely a rural concern or an urban concern. Water moves across property lines, through communities, into rivers, and eventually downstream. Whatever reaches it moves with it. That makes Iowa’s water quality challenge a shared problem, even though...

Pro Farmer Crop Tour sparks new questions over corn yield

Pro Farmer Crop Tour sparks new questions over corn yield

The final Pro Farmer Crop Tour numbers surprised many traders, particularly on the corn side. However, commodity analyst Mike Zuzolo says his own survey of farmers painted a different picture- one that was actually closer to USDA's August estimates. Zuzolo says the...

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Pork demand continues to build in consumers

Pork demand continues to build in consumers

A growing appetite for pork is building momentum with consumers. Dr. Glynn Tonsor, an economist at Kansas State University, said the pork industry is turning appetites into action by making pork a favorite every day. One of the key shifts has been looking more closely...