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 […]
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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
USDA relaxes conservation program rules to boost crop production
Agricultural landowners who are not renewing their agreements this year with the federal government to keep their land out of production have the ability to
