by Dar Danielson | Apr 23, 2024 | Agriculture, News, Weather
Farmers got the rain they’d been hoping for last week, but it cut down on the time they could be planting. The U.S.D.A. crop report shows there were only three days suitable for fieldwork due to the weather. Corn planting hit 13% complete by the end of the week...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 22, 2024 | Agriculture, News, Politics & Government
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission was in Iowa this weekend to hear concerns about consolidation in the fertilizer industry with the sale of a fertilizer plant in southeast Iowa. A Koch Industries subsidiary is buying the plant, but the sale is being reviewed...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 18, 2024 | Agriculture, Health & Medicine, News
Many Iowa farmers are firing up their tractors for the first time this spring, and one expert suggests before you plant the first seed, make sure your equipment, your body, and your mind are ready for the season ahead. Dr. Kimberly Lansing, a family medicine physician...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 16, 2024 | Agriculture, News
The U.S.D.A. crop report shows four percent of corn was planted last week as farmers slowly got into the fields. Some farmers attended ISU Extension’s “Planter University” earlier this year to get ready to hit the fields. ISU Field Agronomist Meaghan...