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Pioneer’s Fungicide Timing Tool utilizing AI to narrow application windows, boost yields
The agronomy innovation marketing manager with Pioneer says conditions are right across much of the Corn Belt for crop diseases to impact yields. “We have weather patterns that are starting
Keystone Cooperative announces leadership transition in motion
Keystone Cooperative has named its new CEO to lead the organization this fall. Scott Logue will start on September 1, when Kevin Still retires after more than 40 years with
CME cash dairy prices higher
Cash dairy prices were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Monday as a lower dollar helped traders make needed end-of-month purchases. Dry whey unchanged at $0.6850. Blocks up $0.0025
The Minnesota Porkcast: Ground Pork Emerging as Major Opportunity
National Pork Board consumer and business insights manager Sarah Showalter says the Taste What Pork Can Do campaign is helping introduce consumers to new ways to enjoy pork. She tells
Agriculture groups say call for more farm support is warranted
Ag leaders say additional farm aid is needed to prevent the struggling ag economy from causing broader impacts across rural America. National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO Ted McKinney tells
Recent sentences for drug cases in central and western Iowa
A man accused of selling meth and fentanyl in central Iowa and a woman accused of selling meth in Council Bluffs have been sentenced to federal prison. Des Moines Police
FBI director meets with dozens of Iowa law enforcement officials
FBI Director Kash Patel met with over 130 Iowa law enforcement officials this morning and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird told reporters part of the discussion focused on recovering money
Jodi Huisentruit is remembered during ceremony, 31+ years after disappearing
It’s now been more than 31 years since Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit vanished from her apartment building’s parking lot while about to leave for the early morning shift.
Market analysts eye acreage shifts in Dakotas, Delta ahead of USDA report
If there have been acreage shifts this spring, market analysts say it’s likely to happen in the Dakotas and the Delta. Allison Thompson with the Money Farm, based in Minnesota,
Early-planted soybeans becoming the new standard, BASF agronomist says
An agronomist based in southern Illinois says the practice of planting soybeans early is becoming more widely adopted. Mike Probst is with BASF. “It’s probably been one of the most
