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Prestage Foods announces collaboration with Nebraska operation

February 23, 2023 By Radio Iowa Contributor

Officials with Prestage Foods of Iowa are announcing a joint venture that's being called Prestage Wholestone. The collaboration is with Wholestone Farms of Nebraska which is a farmer-owned pork processing facility based in Fremont, Nebraska. Prestage Wholestone will operate the two plant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, Business, News Tagged With: Pork/Cattle

Regional conferences planned for pork producers

February 20, 2023 By Radio Iowa Contributor

The Iowa Pork Producers Association is hosting four regional conferences across Iowa this week. Dal Grooms, the organization's spokeswoman, says the meetings will be focused on providing useful information for hog farmers. "In the morning, we're going to have Pork Quality Assurance Plus training … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: Pork/Cattle

Nominations sought for annual ‘best burger’ contest

February 14, 2023 By Dar Danielson

The annual contest is now underway to find the best hamburger in the state. Iowa Beef Industry Council spokesperson, Kylie Peterson, says the criteria for the 2023 contestants remains the same. "A 100% real beef patty served on a bun or bread product from a restaurant here in the state of Iowa," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, News Tagged With: Food, Pork/Cattle

Bill would limit placement of solar arrays on farm ground

January 31, 2023 By O. Kay Henderson

A key senator is proposing new restrictions for commercially owned solar installations placed on farmland. Senate Ag Committee chairman Dan Zumbach said the goal is to establish limits on how close solar arrays may be to property lines, farm buildings and homes. "Most people that live around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt, Top Story Tagged With: Corn & Soybeans, Legislature, Pork/Cattle, Utilities

First woman to lead Iowa Pork Producers is from Buchanan County

January 26, 2023 By Matt Kelley

For the first time in about nine decades, the Iowa Pork Producers Association is being run by a woman. Trish Cook, of Buchanan County, was elected Tuesday at the organization's annual meeting. Cook and her family run a farm near Winthrop that produces 32,000 hogs a year as well as corn and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: Pork/Cattle

ISU seeks state funds for second phase of Vet Lab construction

December 30, 2022 By O. Kay Henderson

Construction of the front end of a new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Ames is scheduled conclude in 2023. Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen says 80% of the lab's operations were not included in phase one of the project, however. "Phase Two is needed to provide an additional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, News Tagged With: Iowa State University, Kim Reynolds, Legislature, Pork/Cattle

‘Farm Couple Getaways’ planned in Dubuque, Holstein

December 20, 2022 By Radio Iowa Contributor

Iowa State University Extension will host "Farm Couple Getaways" in Dubuque and Holstein in early 2023. Fred Hall, a dairy program specialist with ISU Extension, says the program began several years ago. "We started seeing high stress levels in farm couples," he says, "so we put together this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: Corn & Soybeans, Iowa State University, Pork/Cattle

ISU economist says key factors contribute to escalating agland prices

November 24, 2022 By O. Kay Henderson

Iowa State University ag economist Chad Hart says the recent sale of 73 acres of northwest Iowa farmland, for $30,000 an acre, indicates Iowa farmers are seeing fairly good profit margins. "At the same time, too, though -- I would say that we're also hearing of less land being put on the market … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: Corn & Soybeans, Iowa State University, Pork/Cattle

Western Iowa gets federal grant to improve meat and poultry production

November 4, 2022 By Radio Iowa Contributor

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Carroll-based Region 12 Council of Governments had been selected to receive a $15 million grant from the new Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program. Region Executive Director Rick Hunsaker says the goal is to increase capacity. "As we saw … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: Pork/Cattle

Tougher rules drafted for manure storage in northeast Iowa

October 20, 2022 By O. Kay Henderson

Staff in the Iowa Department of Natural Resources have drafted tougher rules for manure storage at any new livestock confinements or cattle feedlots in parts of northeast Iowa. The regulations would apply in areas with what's called "karst" topography, where the bedrock is closer to the surface … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, News Tagged With: Department of Natural Resources, Legislature, Pork/Cattle

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