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April 2024

Farm Bill Vote in Committee Before Memorial Day, Says House Ag Chairman

U.S. Agriculture Emissions Lowest Since 2012

Dickinson County, Iowa, Leaders Unanimously Approve Pipeline Ordinance

Three Big Things Today, April 15, 2024

Antsy to Plant Corn Now? Use These Five Tips to Get Ready

Adding Precision Could Be Easier Than Ever

Tech Prep for Planting

Earn More Money for Old Cows

University of Missouri Report Warns Falling Prices Could Squeeze Farmers

Corn Cobs Can Improve Performance, Reduce Costs of Water Quality Bioreactors - If Supply is Available

USDA Says Farmers Will Plant More Soybeans in 2024

Widespread Rains Ease Drought in Western Iowa

El Nino to El Nina

March 2024

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran Frustrated by Slow Pace of Negotiations on New Five-Year Farm Bill

Autonomy in Ag is Firing on All Cylinders Right Now and it Looks Different Depending on Where You Live

John Deere, Kinze, and Ag Leader Announce Collaboration Agreement

Farmers' Tax Liability to Rise as Tax Breaks Expire in 2025

New Scorecard Rates Nation's Grid Managers on Connecting Renewables

Fallout from Falling Net Farm Income & Stubborn Interest Rates: Ag Economists Reveal What's Now at Risk in 2024

Meat Labeling Bill Advances in Iowa House After Senate Approval

World Record Soybean Yield Winners Share How to Take Soybean Yields to Next Level

Northwest Iowa Farmland Sells for $29,600 per Acre

February 2024

Why Farmers are Protesting in Europe

Could Drought Cause Brazil to Lose its Top Spot as the Largest Corn Exporter in the World?

Diversification is Key to the Next Generation of Dairying

Export Opportunities for Pork in Korea, Nigeria

Crop Researchers See 'Extremes as Opportunities'

History Could Repeat Itself with Record Cattle Prices in 2024

Study: Aquifer Depletion Threatens Crop Yields

January 2024

Federal Audit: More Information on Foreign-Owned Agriculture Land Needed

Farm Bureau Announces Mental Health Initiatives

Six Takeaways from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit

Three Ways the Farm Equipment Industry is Fundamentally Changing

Applications for Iowa's 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program are Open

Iowa Eyes Tougher Enforcement of Land Ownership Rules

Lower Corn Production Costs in U.S. than in Brazil

Three Big Things Today, January 8, 2024

Nearly 80 Million Birds Die in Almost Two Years of Bird Flu

December 2023

Divorce, Disability and Disagreement: How to Plan for Them on the Farm

Beef Cow Culling Continues

New Corn Yield Record Set at 623 Bushels

Three Big Things Today, December 26, 2023

China Hog Futures Hit Fresh Low Amid Panic Selling

Does New Year Bring New Story for Farmland Values?

More Iowa Farmers Reacting to Weed Resistance

USDA's December WASDE Forecasts Lower Domestic Corn and Wheat Supplies

Grains Start Day in the Red

Three Big Things Today, December 13, 2023

Be Prepared for "Violent Price Action" during South American Growing Season, Says Analyst

Better Yields and Improved Crop Prices Propel Ag Economists' Outlooks for 2024

Analysis: USDA and DOJ Take on Deceptive Poultry Contracts

KC Fed: Credit Conditions for Livestock Producers to Improve, Deteriorate for Crop Farmers

Do You Have Soil Compaction and Density Changes that Impede Roots and Water? Here's How to Find Out

Students of the Game: Mississippi Farm Family Never Stops Learning

"Nothing's Predictable": Extreme Weather is Ruining Farmers' Crops and Finances

November 2023 Update on the 2018 Farm Bill Extension: Farm Bill Extension and DMC Payments

November 2023

Wrapping a Flat 2023 Farmland Market

Beef Exports Bring $721 Million to Iowa

Corn and Soybean Harvests are Almost Finished in Iowa

USDA Begins Reports on 'Prop 12' Hogs

Showers Return to Central Brazil

Three Big Things Today, November 20, 2023

Grain Closes in the Red

Supply Chain Challenges: Crop Basis and the Mississippi River

Will Corn in Field Still Dry Down in Late Fall?

USDA Says $3 Billion Available to Offset 2022 Disasters

Pig Motel: How a Legendary Farmer Kickstarted a Career

Three Big Things Today

Deja Vu and Uncertainty: Watch the Next USDA Report

Bearish Tone to Cattle on Feed Report

October 2023

High Interest Rates Discouraging Farmers from Borrowing Money

USDA Secretary Talks Labor, Markets for Farmers

8 Lessons Learned as a Farm Mechanic on a Sunny Fall Day

Lower Fertilizer Costs Will Ease Breakeven Challenge for Farmers, Says Purdue

Understand Costs, Build Confidence

New Holland's Emission-Free T4 Electric Power Utility Tractor

Freight Rates for Grain Exports via New Black Sea Route Fall Sharply, Ukraine Says

Navigator Asks Iowa Regulators to Pause Its Pipeline Permit Request

Factors Influencing Farmland Prices

Need a Veterinarian in Your Area? Then Support This Legislation Now

Exploring new Sorghum Cultivars' Potential as Forage Crop for Upper Midwest

September 2023

Crude Awakening: Rising Oil Prices Complicate Fed's Rate-Hike Decisions

Three Big Things Today, September 18, 2023

Factors influencing Farmland Prices

What a Government Shutdown Could Mean for U.S. Farmers

A Cue from Johnny Cash: Build a "One-Piece-At-A-Time" Combine

Low Water Levels May Plague Agriculture This Fall and Winter

Want to Take More Beans to the Bin at Harvest? Pay Attention to Soybean Growth Stages

Inflation and Recession Pressures: Is Farmland a Good Investment Right Now?

Best Bets for Grain Storage This Fall

Precision Ag Usage is Highest in Top Row-Crop States

Potential for Drought Improvement Diminishes in Iowa as Temperatures Rise

July 2023

17 of the Top 18 Corn Growing States Face Drought to Start July

USDA Funds $115 Million to Improve Market Access

Wealthy Nations are Losing Their Taste for Meat, Says Report

Farmers Skeptical of Farm Bill as Prop 12 Slayer

Is the Sustainable Grain Market Worth It?

June 2023

Cattle Working Facilities: What Makes it Easier?

Bunge to Buy Viterra for $8.2 Billion

Drought Watch: Nearly Half of the U.S, Corn Crop is Now Covered in Drought

Grilled Sweet Corn Six Ways

Government's Power Over Private Land and Farmers Takes Hit If Chevron Falls

Bird Flu Outbreak Has Slowed in 2023, but Iowa Poultry Producers Remain Fearful

Black Sea Agreement Uncertainty Supports Wheat

Iowa's Fencing Laws Remain Unchanged

In Rural America, Right-to-Repair Laws are the Leading Edge of a Pushback Against Growing Corporate Power

USDA Projects Farm Income Will Fall in 2023 After Two Robust Years

Heat Going into June Will Increase Soil Moisture Troubles

Black Sea Grain Deal Slow to Get Moving After Extension

Corteva's Carbon Initiative

Beginning Farmers Get Help to Secure Capital

Spiking Farmland Values Squeeze Young Farmers

May 2023

Semi Truck Values Soften as New Inventory Increases

One Tractor Month, Two Tractor Stories

Cannibalism of US Farm Ground

Three Steps to Protect Yield from Crop Disease in 2023

After an Ugly Week Are the Grain Markets Signaling a Major Price Reset Similar to 2013?

USDA Launches $3.1 Billion Climate-Smart Initiative

Are Prices on a Slippery Slope?

Corn Belt to See Warmer Days Ahead After Early May Frost

April 2023

Biden Administration Sees Year-Round Sales of Higher Ethanol Fuel by 2024

The Truth About Soil's Ability to Sequester Carbon

Lack of Right-to-Repair May Cost Farmers More than $3 Billion, Says Survey

Lessons From a Lifetime of Farming: The Story of Lin Warfel

Iowa Farmland Values Flat

USDA Says Farmers Will Plant More Corn and Wheat in 2023

Farmland Values May Peak in 2023

How to Transition the Farm is a Hard Discussion But One That Must Take Place

March 2023

Iowa Land Prices Stay Strong in New Year

Five Reasons to Be Bullish on Cattle

Your Winter - Early Spring Cattle Checklist

Brazil's Second Corn Crop Planting Continues to Trail Behind Average Pace

Beef Cow Herd to Shrink for Years to Come

February 2023

Tax Rules for Farm Truck Depreciation

The Art of Planting

U.S. Farmers Plan to Go 'Heavy on Corn' in 2023 Despite Risks

Lessons from the War in Ukraine

Drone Technology Offers New Approach to Combat Weeds

January 2023

Case IH Purchases Minority Stake in Soil Data Measurement Company Earthopics

Forecasted Rain in Argentina Too Late to Salvage Crops

Soybean Harvest is Just Beginning in Brazil. Here's What the Crop Looks Like

Is a Contract Sale Still a Good Option?

High Egg Prices Should Be Investigated, U.S. Farm Group Says

Take Page from Gen Z on New Year's Resolutions

Farm Bureau, Deere & Co. Sign MOU Ensuring Farmers' "Right to Repair" Equipment

Strong Farmland Values to Continue Into 2023

Corteva to Acquire Stroller Group

Challenging Growing Conditions Continue for Argentina

December 2022

Unyielding Argentina Drought Puts Crop Production in Jeopardy

CO2 Pipeline Company Plays Hardball as Iowa Counties Fight Back

Evening Edition: Monday, November 21, 2022

RFS Rule Proposal Sets Course for Biofuels Growth and Stability

Up Your Average: Tips to Raise Yields Across Your Farm

The United Difference - AgVantage

Eleven Ways to Make Money with 2023 Fertilizer

Harvest Weed Seed Control: A New Way to Control Pesky Waterhemp

November 2022

Evening Edition

ASF Swine Vaccine Shows Promise, But Long Journey Ahead

E30 Ethanol Blend Inches Closer to Pumps with EPA's Latest Actions

October 2022

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Fall Calving in Iowa

Using Cover Crops with Fall Manure Applications

Advantages of Super Wide Tires on Tractors and Combines

Farm Bureau Seeks "Unified" Farm Bill of Agriculture and Nutrition Aid

September 2022

Think Synchronized Breeding Isn't for Your Beef Herd? Think Again.

Feeding Cattle in a Drought

Rain Remains Scarce Across Western Corn Belt

Ukraine's Grain Exports Down 46% So Far in 2022/2023 Says Ministry

Iowa Farmland Market Remains Strong

The Cost-Price Squeeze for Farmers

Prepare for Marketing Calves This Fall

Iowa Soybean Conditions Improve Despite Warm, Dry Week

USDA Projects Farm Income to Rise Around 5% in 2022

Drought Expands in Iowa Despite Heavy Rains

Eight Tips to Plan for Winter Grazing

The United Difference - AgVantage

Feed Cattle Through Drought or Sell Cows Now?

How to Offset Land vs. Non-Farm Assets Between Heirs

Beekeeping and the Conservation Reserve Program

August 2022

Deeper-planted Soybean Seedlings May Excel in Long Run

Ukraine Hopes to Ship Grain Again This Week Despite Russian Attack

Higher Interest Rates Could Force Farmland Values, Cash Rents to Shift

Time Running Out for Legislative Fixes to Cattle Market: Divide Remains on Special Investigator at USDA

July 2022

Tech Makes Hog Manure Odorless, New Profit Center for Farmers

Corn Belt Sees "Rapid Onset of Drought"

Ferrie: Triple Weather Punch Hits Corn belt, Crop Still has Time to Recover

Assess Soybean Yield Potential Midseason

Gross: Trend in Economy is Not Good, Even if Inflation Comes Down

Why are Hog Prices So Strong if High Costs Are Not the Driver?

Detailed Dive into Iowa Drought and Crop Conditions

Keep Your Hogs Heat-Stress Free

It Takes a Strong Foundation to Control BVD

June 2022

Giant Packing Plant Project in South Dakota

Empty Barns: Several Factors Shrink U.S. Swine Herd and Slow Expansion

May 2022 Tractor, Combine Sales Dip Below Five-Year Average

Fertilizer Prices Finally Cooling Down

Iowa Sees Highest Increase in Cash Rental Rates in Decades

State Asks Live Poultry Sales to End Because of Bird Flu

Eye in the Sky: Drones Help Manage the Herd

Iowa Ag Secretary: Deadly Bird Flu "Could Get Worse"

The United Difference - AgVantage

May 2022

Everything is High - Farmland Values, Interest Rates, Grain Prices

Beginning Farmer Loan Program Officer Describes Benefits

Protect Your Pigs With Proper Ventilation

Grass Tetany: It Can Be Complicated

Hay Stocks Tighter in 2022

Corn Belt Land Values Soar 23% in Past Year

Corn Yield Shocker: USDA Drops National Yield to 177

John Deere Dealership, Grain Stocks in Ukraine Plundered by Russian Troops

Ground Beef a Relative Bargain - For Now

Everything You Need to Know About the Proposed $500M to Ag in Biden's Ukraine Aid Program

Modified-live or Killed: A Crash Course in Vaccine Types

Record Retail Pork Price

April 2022

How to Anchor Your Farm's Profits From Inflation's Pull

Biden and USDA Announce Plan to Enable Energy Independence By Boosting Homegrown Biofuels

Important to Check Bulls Ahead of Every Breeding Season

Make Every Input Dollar Count

Bird Flu Found in 29 States, From Idaho to Pennsylvania

What's in Your Tractor Cab Kit This Spring?

Should CRP Acres Be Utilized in Wake of Ukranian War?

Think Safety First When Working Near Grain Bins

How to Write the Right Cow-Calf Nutrition Plan

China Made Its Largest Corn Buy Since May, and It May Be Just the Start

Straight from Ukraine: Farmers Share Planting Updates, Concerns and More

Farm CPA Podcast: What You Need to Know About Biden's Budget Proposal

March 2022

Solving the Complex Puzzle of Dissolved Phosphorus Loss From Farmland

USDA Updates Eligibility for Spot Marketing Hog Pandemic Program

Case 1090: The Heavy 1070

Brazil May Feel Fertilizer Pinch More Than U.S.

DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

The United Difference - AgVantage

February 2022

Cap Rates and Cash Rent: Farmland Values Soar Higher

2022 Ag Policy Watchlist

Cold Stress and Beef Cows

An Emerging Strain of Salmonella is Here. Are Your Pigs Protected?

Farmers Experiment With Soybeans Planted February 19

Do You Have Your Farm Set Up in the Right Legal Entity Category?

Manage Nitrogen With Four Last-Minute Tactics

Beware Herbicide Hangovers

New Tool Lets Your Predict Sale Prices of Equipment at Auction

Two New Products Help You Spot Sick Animals Quicker, Better Define Your Herd Health Program

Adding Legumes Can Boost Pastures

Iowa Pork Producers Pass State Resolutions on Transportation, Swine Health

Biofuels Access Bill Clears Iowa House, Moves to Senate

Markets React as Tension Mounts Between Russia and Ukraine

January 2022

An End Date to Higher Fertilizer Prices is Unknown, AFBF Economists Say

Deere Reveals Autonomous Tractor at CES

Cattle Markets in 2022

ASF Swine Vaccine Shows Promise, But Long Journey Ahead

2021: Another Roller Coaster Year for the Livestock Industry

No State Produces More Corn Than Iowa. Here Are More Ways Iowa Farmers Lead the Nation

The Net-Zero Farmer: Understand Your Farm's Carbon Footprint

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