Price volatility continues to be an issue in the cattle market.
Corn markets have drifted lower on the idea this year’s corn crop will be large. Despite some local droughts and flooding, much of the Corn Belt is facing non-threatening weather and good growing conditions.
Iowa Ag weather by Ryan Martin
Dang … I missed it. National Doctor’s Day was observed on July 1, and I missed it. This annual observance, which is new to me, honors the dedication and contributions of doctors to society.
Matthew 25:13 tells us, “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on youths in our states who are active in their own or their family’s livestock business.
There have been efforts to reduce herbicide drift impacts on pollinators over the years. However, Ryan Pankau, horticulture educator for the University of Illinois Extension, said from his standpoint there has not been a rebound in populations.
Carson Glasnapp represents the fourth generation of his family farm in Kossuth County with his wife and two sons. He farms corn and soybeans on his ground along with selling Pioneer seed. He said his life revolves around the kids and agriculture.
Ethan Crow runs a diversified crop and livestock farm near Marshalltown, with corn, soybeans, hay and small grains, including oats. He also manages his own cow-calf operation and raises and sells sweet corn. Crow and his wife Maria just welcomed a baby boy, their fourth child.
Lynn Rinderknecht lives near Van Horne with his wife of 50 years, Peggy, and operates a diverse organic farm. He started farming in 1975, began transitioning to organic in 1999 and was fully organic by 2005. He raises corn, soybeans, hay, wheat, oats and flax. He also raises sheep, cattle an…
Cale Juergensen and his wife Alyssa farm near Churdan with their two children, Cade, 3, and Josie, 9 months. They farm with Cale’s brother and a neighbor, growing corn as well as commodity and seed beans. They also custom finish hogs for the Audubon-Manning Veterinary Clinic.
Craig Moss and his wife Hayley farm near Hull with their two sons, Merritt, 12, and McCoy, 9. They are part of a family farming operation with Craig's parents, Arlan and Ruth Moss. The family feeds cattle and finishes hogs in addition to growing corn, soybeans, oats and some cover crops. Cor…
Editor’s note: The following was written by Meaghan Anderson, Iowa State University Extension field agronomist based in central Iowa, for the Integrated Crop Management blog July 3.
An Iowa State University professor says layoffs at John Deere reflect a broader cycle in the agriculture economy.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A yield-robbing corn disease, tar spot, is gaining ground in Missouri.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Gary Schnitkey and Nick Paulson with University of Illinois and Carl Zulauf, Ohio State University, for the farmdoc daily website July 9.
Dang … I missed it. National Doctor’s Day was observed on July 1, and I missed it. This annual observance, which is new to me, honors the dedication and contributions of doctors to society.
Matthew 25:13 tells us, “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”
After last summer, we have not seen the same evident wildfire smoke that affected Iowa and surrounding states. It can start to feel like our troubles are in the past or that they belong to the Northwest and Canada alone.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on youths in our states who are active in their own or their family’s livestock business.
There have been efforts to reduce herbicide drift impacts on pollinators over the years. However, Ryan Pankau, horticulture educator for the University of Illinois Extension, said from his standpoint there has not been a rebound in populations.
LINNEUS, Mo. — Heavy rainfall throughout much of Missouri on July 2 may have lessened worries about drought damage in pastures, but one good rain won’t undo the damage to mismanaged pastures during two straight years of drought, according to two University of Missouri Extension forage specia…
Farming along major rivers means ups and downs, with years of great yields mixed with the annual threat of high water or flooding — even years when floodwaters wipe out almost all of the crop.
Some crops are dealing with flooding along rivers after heavy rains while other regions are still facing drought conditions.
DES MOINES, Iowa — As the U.S. dairy industry confronts an outbreak of bird flu, the egg industry serves as an example of how to slow the spread of the disease.
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