WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The Bank Iowa Ag Index tracks Iowa farmer sentiment on issues related to a range of topics — from the ag economy and labor challenges to the plans they have for the future of their individual farms.
Twenty years ago, major Iowa ag organizations came together to form the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers. Two decades later, that fledgling group continues to be a major voice in support of the state’s livestock industry.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Joana Colussi, Gary Schnitkey, Joe Janzen and Nick Paulson with the University of Illinois for the university’s farmdoc daily website.
Madelynn Wuestenberg serves as agricultural climatologist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. This role is 100% Extension, so her time is spent developing resources related to climate and agriculture, providing timely climate or weather updates and studying how climate variabil…
ARTHUR, Ill. — On the main road through downtown Arthur stands a relatively new restaurant that has a menu of diner-style food that will satisfy the appetite of customers whether they are there for breakfast, lunch or something sweet for dessert.
The effort to keep foreign animal disease out of the United States has been intense over the past several years, and similar efforts can be found in other pork-producing nations.
Planting season got off to a quick start across the Midwest with above-average planting pace throughout April. That has been followed by weeks of rain which, while helpful on the Drought Monitor, have caused some delays and could impact the seeds already in the ground.
Rains have been falling around the Midwest, causing delays for many farmers looking to get their crop in, but markets are preparing for impacts those delays may have.
U.S. pork exports remained steady in March, and while those volume numbers stayed similar, the value of pork exports increased slightly, according to an analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has started testing beef for the presence of avian influenza in states where the virus was detected in dairy cows.
Brad Weger is a third-generation farmer who lives in Robinson in Crawford County. He studied ag business at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana, before returning to the family farm full-time in 2010. His family operates a conventional-till row-crop farm growing corn and soybeans. Brad…
Kyle Dionne works at a large-scale mixed vegetable operation in McHenry County. He also owns his own small-scale mixed vegetable organic farm with his wife, Rebecca, and the couple runs a seed business in Marengo. “Any time not spent at work or the farm I enjoy spending time with my family. …
Luke Burling farms east of Carthage, growing corn, soybeans and hay alongside a cow/calf operation. The farm also consists of his dad and uncle. He and his wife Kortney have four children, Annie, 11, Brooks, 8, Ry, 3, and Ronnie, 10 months. Burling helps coach the Illini West Charger basebal…
Matt Herman is originally from Olney but currently lives in Mt. Carmel. He is the owner of Herman Ag Services with an aerial drone mapping and application business partnership with Beck’s Hybrids seed dealership. He is heavily involved with the family farm and conducts various on-farm resear…
Ross Albert and his wife Kathleen are first-generation farmers and landowners. He has a passion for all things farmland. He has been licensed in Illinois as a real estate broker since 2013. He has had roles in agronomic, commodity and farm finance consulting. The couple and their four childr…
Art Bunting farms in northern Livingston and southern Grundy counties with his two brothers, Lee and Don. They grow mostly corn and beans with some wheat and a few cows on some pasture ground. He serves on the Illinois Corn Marketing Board.
Marty Marr farms near New Berlin with his wife Sheila and two sons, Martin Jr. and Evan, raising corn, soybeans, hay and cattle. They also do some commercial hauling of various commodities. In recent years Marr served as a director in the Illinois Corn Growers Association and was president o…
John Hopkins, a second-generation farmer, farms with his dad, Lyle Hopkins, and brother-in-law, Justin Rahn, in Ogle County. They grow corn, soybeans and alfalfa, and raise beef cows and feeder cattle near Polo. They are trying more cover crops these days. Hopkins’ sister Ellen (Hopkins) Rah…
President Joe Biden’s administration issued long-awaited guidance on the production of green jet fuel, paving the way for U.S. corn ethanol producers to profit from the new market.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey with the University of Illinois and Carl Zulauf with Ohio State University for the farmdoc daily website April 30.
It’s early May, and you can feel the pace accelerate. Planters are running. Pastures are greening up fast. And the market for small tractors is in high gear.
Editor's note: This is part of a series of stories on recent winners of the Women Impacting Agriculture award sponsored by Iowa State University Extension.
Farmers know better than anyone that weather conditions come and go, and that the next harvest isn’t promised. Yet, they continue plowing the fields, seeding and growing through it all.
Chances are, if you grew up on a Midwest farm, you were within ear shot of a local radio station that emphasized farm news. It could have been coming from an old, dusty radio in the shop, or the AM station blasting from the car.
In March, livestock auctioneers from across a wide swath of the country came to the Eastern Missouri Commission livestock auction in Bowling Green, Missouri, to compete. It was the first Border Wars Auctioneer Contest, open to auctioneers who work in Missouri or any of the eight states that …
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