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Ag Matters: Alfalfa Stands Worth Saving

Did dry weather leave your alfalfa yields running on empty this season? Before you hook up the disk to tear…

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Long Term Decline in Global Food Insecurity

The USDA projects that 884.4 million people across 83 developing nations will face food insecurity this year—about 19.5 percent of…

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Indy Bound

Pack your blue corduroy jackets, Iowa FFA Chapters—it’s almost time to head east on I-80! 🚜💙💛 From October 21st to…

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Choose Iowa Butchery Innovation Equipment Only Grant

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced that small-scale meat processors and custom lockers can now apply for the…

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Ag Matters: Fall Migration Elevates HPAI Concerns

As fall bird migration gets underway, the USDA is warning livestock and poultry producers to remain on high alert for…

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Harvest Proclamation Extended

Governor Kim Reynolds has extended Iowa’s harvest emergency proclamation through November 7, 2026, giving farmers extra flexibility to finish hauling…

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USDA Corn Stocks Raise Questions on Livestock Feed Estimates

The USDA is re-evaluating its estimates for livestock feed consumption during the 2025–26 marketing year after recording surprisingly large grain…

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USDA Corn Yield Estimates Raised

The USDA caught grain markets off guard with its October report, bumping the national average corn yield up by nearly…

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Ag Matters: Beef Import Plan a Flop?

Plans to import 300,000 metric tons of duty-free beef were meant to ease consumer wallet pressure at the grocery store,…

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Ag Equipment Makers Face Federal Inquiry, Seed Markets Next

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Federal Trade Commission have launched a joint public inquiry into potential anticompetitive practices in…

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