Wheat tour predicts 14 percent bump in yield from 2024
The year’s hard red winter wheat tour is projecting the largest crop since 2021 in the US’s largest wheat producing state. Scouts on the three-day tour estimated the Kansas wheat […]
Iowa Senate’s carbon pipeline bill “frustrating,” IRFA’s Shaw says
The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says the carbon pipeline bill recently passed by the Iowa Senate could have severe impacts on the future of ethanol. Monte […]
USDA to restore climate-focused webpages amid lawsuit
The USDA is expected to bring back climate-focused webpages after some farm and environmental groups recently filed a lawsuit. Rebecca Riley, managing director of food and agriculture with the Natural […]
EPA submits RVO proposal to White House OMB
The US Environmental Protection Agency has submitted its proposed renewable volume obligations to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review. Paul Winters is the Director of Public […]
Ag Committee advances portion of reconciliation bill
The House Ag Committee advanced its portion of the budget reconciliation bill. Republican Derrick Van Orden from Wisconsin told the Ag Committee during Wednesday’s markup session farmers need certainty and […]
Ag Committee advances portion of reconciliation bill
The House Ag Committee advanced its portion of the budget reconciliation bill. Republican Derrick Van Orden from Wisconsin told the Ag Committee during Wednesday’s markup session farmers need certainty and […]
EPA insecticide strategy “workable”
The president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association says farmers need to familiarize themselves with the EPA’s new insecticide strategy. KJ Johnson says it’s the agency’s next step in […]
Crop emergence ahead of normal in Iowa
Emergence is ahead of normal in the nation’s top corn-producing state. According to USDA, 30 percent of the corn planted in Iowa has emerged as of Sunday. That’s four days […]
Farmland values holding in north Iowa
An ag real estate agent says farmland values are holding up in northern Iowa despite pressure from low commodity prices and high interest rates. Austin Charlson with Land Proz says […]
Good week for new crop wheat export sales
New crop U.S. wheat export sales are solid. USDA data shows that even with the start of the new marketing year a couple of weeks away, new crop wheat sales […]