27 Dec 2017

Crop Advantage Series Will Bring Latest Research, Crop Production Information to Davenport, IA

By Becky L. King

Davenport, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach specialists will travel to the Rhythm City Casino and Resort in Davenport on January 26, 2018 for the 2018 Crop Advantage Series to provide farmers, crop consultants and agribusinesses with current research from Iowa State University and updated management information and recommendations based on current and future crop production issues.

27 Dec 2017

Iowa Corn Growers Association Releases Top State and Federal Policy Priorities for 2018

By Lisa Cassady

JOHNSTON, IA (December 20, 2017) - The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), one of the most effective, longest-standing agricultural associations in the country, released today its final list of state and federal policy priorities for the upcoming year.

27 Dec 2017

NOP: Fraudulent Certificates Posted

By USDA Office of Communications

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP) is alerting the organic trade about the presence of two new fraudulent organic certificates. Fraudulent organic certificates listing the following businesses are in use and have been reported to the NOP:

26 Dec 2017

U.S. Soy's Superior Value is Demonstrated Through More Nutrients, Greater Consistency

By Lisa Humphreys

ST. LOUIS (December 22, 2017) – Exceptional composition is a key element of the U.S. Soy Advantage.

26 Dec 2017

Governor hears from farmers on agricultural advances, community needs

By Elizabeth Tomev

Rauner attends roundtable at Big Prairie Farms in Carmi

CARMI (Dec. 14, 2017) — Gov. Bruce Rauner met today with farmers at a southern Illinois roundtable to learn more about efforts to thwart nutrient loss and advanced agriculture production and management, and to hear about the effects of policy decisions on agri-business.

08 Dec 2017

Iowa Corn Promotion Board Receives New MEG Patent Application for Bio-based Manufacturing Process

By Lisa Cassady

JOHNSTON, Iowa, December 8, 2017 - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published this week a new patent application (U.S. 62/345,399) from the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) adding to a previously issued U.S. patent on a proprietary production method using corn in the industrial manufacturing of a raw material called monoethylene glycol (MEG). MEG is an industrial chemical used in the manufacture of antifreeze, plastic bottles for pop or bottled water, and polyester clothes.

17 Nov 2017

Iowa Corn Growers Thank Governor Reynolds for Extending the Harvest Weight Proclamation

By Lisa Cassady

JOHNSTON, Iowa - November 14, 2017 - The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) thanks Governor Reynolds for extending the proclamation until December 1, 2017 granting a temporary weight limit exemption for trucks on Iowa roads.

17 Nov 2017

Gov. Reynolds extends overweight loads proclamation

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation Monday extending the transportation of overweight loads of corn, soybeans, haw, straw, silage and stover. The proclamation will expire Dec. 1, 2017.

This proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permit, but only for the duration of this proclamation.

17 Nov 2017

Silos & Smokestacks Honors Those Telling America's Agricultural Story

By Jori Wade-Booth

WATERLLO, IOWA (November 15, 2017) - Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) honored the Heritage Area's finest during its 13th Annual Golden Silo Awards & Barn Party, Friday, Nov. 10, at The Winneshiek Hotel & Opera House, Decorah. 

17 Nov 2017

Silos & Smokestacks launches campaign to fund agriculture education

By Jori Wade-Booth

WATERLOO, Iowa – It’s November and the school year is well underway. Bright yellow school buses are rumbling down roads driving students to classrooms for a full day of lessons, tests and discovery. But learning doesn’t always happen in the four walls of a school. It can happen on a field trip, or even a road trip.

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