The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-15
Public meetings set for third Iowa carbon pipeline
The Iowa Utilities Board on Thursday set public informational meetings in late August for a proposed liquid carbon pipeline in eastern Iowa with a route that totals about 90 miles. Read more
2022-07-15
Iowa's state climatologist: Storms are becoming more intense, sporadic
“What we’re seeing now are pockets of very high rainfalls,” climatologist Justin Glisan told an online gathering of the Iowa Farmers Union on Thursday. Read more
2022-07-15
Food is a factor in inflation double whammy
Wholesale prices rocketed by a near-record 11.3% for the year ending in June, said the Labor Department on Thursday, a day after it reported that consumer prices had soared 9.1% during same period. Read more
2022-07-15
Blue River Organic Seed acquired by Albert Lea Seed House
Farmers Business Network has sold Blue River Organic Seed to Albert Lea Seed House, owner of Viking corn and soybeans, the companies announced in a statement this week. Read more
2022-07-15
Grasslands enrollment in Conservation Reserve reaches 7 million acres
USDA said it would enroll more than 3.1 million acres of grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program this fall, underlining the transformation of the reserve into a working lands program. Read more
2022-07-15
Drought slashes U.S. cotton outlook
Amid drought in the U.S. West, growers will abandon three of every 10 acres of cotton they planted this spring, estimated the Agriculture Department. Read more
2022-07-15
Evening Edition | Friday, July 15, 2022
In this Evening Edition, read about drought and sporadic rainfall, the grain inventory in Ukraine, and a low-hour tractor up for auction this month. Read more
2022-07-15
USDA Raises Corn, Lowers Soybean Production in July Report
With slightly higher corn acres, USDA on Tuesday bumped up corn production slightly to 14.5 billion bushels (bb), but lowered soybean production by 135 million bushels (mb) to 4.5 bb. Read more
2022-07-15
Long-term Studies: Do Insurance Applications of Foliar Fungicides Provide Benefits in Corn and Soybeans?
Insurance applications of foliar fungicides to soybean – do they provide a benefit? Read more
2022-07-15
Small Grains Disease and Pest Update 07/06/22
As temperatures and relative humidity values are creeping up so are the hours of leaf wetness and with that the risk for fungal infections. Since last Saturday about two-thirds to three-quarters of... Read more
2022-07-15
First Solar-Powered Center Pivot System Launched in Nebraska
A farm in South-Central Nebraska is the site of one of the nation’s first solar-powered center pivot systems. Read more
2022-07-15
Small Grains Disease and Pest Update 07/12/22
Andrew Friskop, Extension Plant Pathologist at NDSU, shared my concern that the risk models were underestimating the risk of FHB last week. Since the weekend the models have started to trend towards... Read more