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Trump on Processing Your Own Food

President Donald Trump made a post on his Truth Social Account on Friday about the possibility of allowing farmers and…

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Corn Fundamentals Strongest Since 2012 Drought

Corn is drawing the most attention from grain market watchers as global supplies tighten and demand remains strong. Mike Zuzolo,…

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Soybean Farmers Advised to Check Fields for SDS Symptoms

Farmers seeing Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in soybeans this summer are being urged to look closer for a dangerous mimic:…

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Cattle groups wanting Trump to reverse import plan

Some ag groups are asking President Trump to reverse a proposed plan to import beef that he says would lower…

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Canada Sets Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Farm Goods

Canada is escalating its trade fight with the United States, announcing retaliatory tariffs on about $19.9 billion worth of U.S.…

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Ag Matters: Farm Equipment Caught in Trade Standoff

Beginning September 8, Canada is expected to double tariffs on American steel and aluminum from 25 percent to 50 percent…

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USDA Begins Phased Reopening of Southwest Livestock Ports

USDA began reopening Southwest ports for livestock trade on Monday, more than a year after suspending crossings to slow the…

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John Deere Workers Reject Contract Extension

Members of the United Auto Workers at John Deere have rejected the company’s proposal to extend their current collective bargaining…

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Walnut Anthracnose Present

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeing a slightly higher than normal amount of walnut anthracnose this summer,…

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Grassley Urges U.S. & Canada Return to Negotiating Table & Beef Imports

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the U.S. and Canada need to get back to the negotiating table, which is in…

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Crop Progress & Condition Report

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National…

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World Agriculture Supply & Demand Report

USDA’s August World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate Reports predicted slightly higher corn and soybean production. But how much trust…

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Cattle on Feed Report

The USDA released a newsletter last Friday named Cattle on Feed 8/21/26. While it displays increased cattle inventory in feedlots…

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Ag Matters: Importing Foreign Beef Side Effects

The Trump administration has announced a new action plan aimed at cutting the cost of beef prices in the grocery…

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Beginning of the week market report

Here is your beginning of the week, market report. Soybeans were higher finishing the week with strong gains. Beans had…

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Jones wanting systematic changes to Iowa

Democratic candidate for Iowa secretary of agriculture, Chris Jones, told attendees of the Iowa State Fair that systematic change rather…

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New World Screwworm Amidst Opening of Arizona Port

A confirmed New World screwworm case in the Mexican state of Sonora is raising questions just as the United States…

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Ag Matters: Iowa Cattlemen react to Trump’s decision to import more beef

President Donald Trump announced Friday he was suspending tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef to help lower…

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Farmers Push for Fertilizer Pricing Investigation

Iowa corn farmers are wanting greater oversight of the fertilizer industry as concerns grow over rising fertilizer costs and increased…

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Tomato Care Guidance

Home gardeners in Iowa are finding a range of tomato issues this summer. The most common problems are physiological disorders…

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