By Cami Koons As the Biden administration enters its final days in the White House, biofuel industry leaders hoped for finalized rules on a tax
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ICGA Releases Top State and Federal Policy Priorities for 2025
JOHNSTON, IA – January 6, 2025 – The Iowa Corn Growers Association® (ICGA), one of the most effective, longest-standing agricultural associations in the country, released
Grain fund bill had support but ran out of time
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 1, 2024 There is consensus among state lawmakers to update a fund that protects farmers when corn and soybean buyers go bankrupt, but a bill related to that goal failed this year because others took priority, according to a lawmaker who managed it. “We ran a little bit […]
Corn Cobs Can Improve Performance, Reduce Costs of Water Quality Bioreactors – if Supply is Available
AMES, Iowa – Corn cobs may perform better than woodchips to reduce nitrates in water quality bioreactors — and for a lower cost — say
Developing Perennial Ground Cover for Corn Systems in the Midwest
AMES, Iowa — Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Nutrient Research Center (INRC), and Conservation Learning Group (CLG), is hosting a free virtual
Feds raise Iowa corn yield estimate amid record national production
Iowa averaged about 201 bushels of corn per acre last year, an estimate that eclipsed the previous year’s yields and ranks fourth-highest in the state’s
Harvest continues at rapid pace despite wet week
About 77% of the state’s corn crop had been harvested as of Sunday — along with about 94% of soybeans — after an abnormally wet
Corn and soybean harvests are ahead of five-year average
About 38% of Iowa’s corn crop has been harvested, and about 74% of the state’s soybeans have been taken from the fields, according to a
Fine line separates some robust corn yields from poor ones
There’s an area of Humboldt County where farmers planted the same variety of corn in fields six miles apart, and one site had respectable yields
Ag secretary candidates split on carbon pipelines, future of ethanol
The two candidates for Iowa secretary of agriculture split Friday on whether government should require unwilling landowners to allow carbon pipelines to cross their land.
