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May 2025

Tax Package Details Released: 45Z Credit Extension Among Provisions in Massive Tax Bill

Controversial Bill Limiting Eminent Domain Headed to Iowa Governor's Desk, Labeled 'A Hit to Iowa Corn Growers'

Early Stand Assessment Critical for Soybean Success

How to Prevent Heat Stress in Cattle This Summer

USDA Pegs old Crop and New Crop Corn Ending Stocks Lower than Expected

Early Season Scouting: Protect Corn and Soybeans from Weeds, Insects, and Diseases

Weather Whiplash: As Temps Near 100 Degrees in the Upper Midwest, Does it Signal a Bigger Problem for Summer?

Delayed Spring: Plant Corn or Apply Nitrogen First?

Why Has the Soybean Market Been So Resilient?

Want to Boost Soybean Yields but Not Costs? Sunlight Can Help

Find Best Routine for Tar Spot Prevention

Why Fuller-Season Corn Hybrids are Gaining Ground

Do I Need a CDL to Drive My Semi?

Nine Ways to Boost Your Phosphorus IQ

House Ag Republicans Eyeing Early May for Spending Cuts

Five Money Habits for Newlyweds

April 2025

White House Budget Plan Proposes Local FSA, NRCS Office Closures

Ag Economist Explains Why US Farmers are Caught in Crossfire of Tariff Uncertainty

Three Reasons Iowa Farmland Values Have Stabilized

Answering Soil pH Questions Will Make You Money

Cattle and Soybeans Extend Gains: Can Markets Continue to Recover?

Navigate Seed Corn Pericarp Damage with Fertilizer Know-How

Does Corn Stunt Pose a Risk to the Midwest?

Nearly 3,000 Acres of Iowa Farmland to Sell at Auction in April

Adjust Fertilizer Application Timings for Better Nutrient Uptake

Don't Let the Planter Take Money Out of Your Pocket

Brazil's Soybean Crop Will Influence World Prices

Bargain Hunters: Farmers Eye Older Machines, Retrofit Tech Amid Rising Costs

Buying Inputs in the Current Business Climate

March 2025

Renter Relationships Can Lead to Success

Ten Reasons Why Early Planning Leads to Succession Success

Make Your Planter More Efficient in 2025

February 2025

Tariff Threats and U.S. Fertilizer Imports

U.S. Beef Cattle Inventory Falls to the Lowest Level in 64 Years

January 2025

The Bear Market of 2024: An Unusual Pattern

La Nina Effects Surprise Argentine Farmers

Four Questions the Cattle Market Must Answer

What's Happening in the Land Market? Your Regional Breakdown

December 2024

Tractor Sales Down 14.5% in November

Why Trend Spotting Breaks Your Cattle Marketing Strategy

Eight Best Practices for Year-Round Crop Production Resilience

See & Spray: Five Things John Deere Learned in 2024

Why the World Can't Ignore the Demand for Potash

Iowans Make Progress Towards Monarch Habitat Conservation Goals

New Marketing Assistance Now Available for Specialty Crop Producers

November 2024

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report

Senate Ag Committee Members: One in Five Farmers at Risk Financially

Farmers Credit Cover Crops, Starter Fertilizer for Better-Than-Expected Yields

Voracious U.S. Demand Means Biggest Food and Ag Trade Ever

Three Corn Pricing Strategies to Consider

USDA to Begin Issuing $2.14 Billion to Agricultural Producers through Key Conservation and Safety-Net Programs

A Farmer Can Dream, Right? Tesla Robots as the Farm Labor Force of the Future?

Fall Herbicide for Winter Weed Control

2024 Could Go Down as the Worst Financial Year for Farmers Since 2007

GOP Lawmakers Demand Answers After Iowa-Based Poultry Processor That Received $45 Million from USDA Goes Bankrupt

Cargill, Bunge Slow Soybean Buying on Stalled Biofuels Policy

October 2024

Can U.S. Corn Exports Rebound?

News Report Reveals Ag Isn't on Track to Meet Rising Demand

Why This Harvest the Perfect Storm for Alternative Storage

Is Short Corn a Weather-Smart Option? Three Things to Know

Farmers Struggle with Bleak Situation as Congress Waffles on New Farm Bill

Grain Prices Searching for a Major Low

Three Tips to Reduce Soil Compaction

Yes, the Farmland Market is Shifting, But That Doesn't Necessarily Mean Prices are Falling

Tar Spots Run Rampant After Fungicide Plays Out

September 2024

Farmers Need Emergency Assistance to Offset Lower Income, says Boozman

Loss of U.S. Farmland in the 21st Century: The National Agriculture Perspective from the Census of Agriculture

USDA's Latest Farm Income Data Looks Brighter Than Early 2024 Numbers

Be on the Lookout for Pre-Harvest Corn Head Deals

Southwest Iowa Farmland Brings Over $16,000 per Acre

Grains, Soybeans Lower Ahead of Weekly Export Sales

Black Layer Time Arrives for 2024

Tips for Surviving Low Commodity Prices

Frogeye Leaf Spot Threatens Soybean Yields

Summer Corn Planting Starts in Brazil, Argentina

Ferrie: Is Your Crop Running Out of Nitrogen? Why That Matters Now

More Than 50% of Ag Economists Now Think the US Ag Economy is Already in a Recession

Infrastructure Helps U.S. Farmers Compete

August 2024

As Investors Pay Top-Dollar for Land, Farmers are Often Priced Out

What Farmers Need to Know Before Converting Infrastructure on the Farm

The Strength of the U.S. Dollar is Contributing to Ag Export Woes

Iowa Equestrian Ranch Sells for $2 Million

Poll Results: More than 50% of Farmers Don't Plan to Sell Their Old Crop Corn Before Harvest.

Ferrie: Corn is Going into the Home Stretch. Do you Need to Make a Second Fungicide Application?

Will 5 States Along the Pro Farmer Crop Tour Shatter Their Record Yields?

Farm Progress America, August 20, 2024

July 2024

Scout Tar Spot Until Black Layer

Economist: Deere Prepares for Future Losses

Grain Prices Hitting Lowest Levels Since 2020

Tough Love: More Young Farmers are Coming Home to Farm, but 58% Say There's No Transition Plan in Place

Tar Spot Disease Pressure Is in Forecast Now

Revolutionize Ranching Through New Technology

Is the Fed Cutting Interest Rates Now Imminent?

What Does the Law Say When Your Neighbor Won't Help with Fencing?

June 2024

A Silent Legacy Will Fail: 3 Ways to Protect Your Assets Now

Why Farmers are Swapping Some Soybeans for Canola

Fire is Reminder to Check Your Hay

2024 is Shaping Up to Bring Out Corn Rootworm

Think ROI with Fungicides

What Makes an Accurate Beef Balance Sheet Forecast?

What is Going on with Iowa Corn?

Feed Ingredient That Reduces Methane from Dair Cows is Approved for U.S. Sale

Bird Flu Strikes Flock of 4.2 Million Chickens in Sioux County

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