Crop Report Harvest was mostly complete with 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 13, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included wrapping up fall tillage, applying fertilizer, baling stalks, and hauling and spreading ...
Warm and dry conditions early in the week helped accelerate row crop harvest, which remained ahead of average, with 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 6, 2022, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, ...
With harvest winding down, farmers who are thinking of planting cover crops – as well as those who have already seeded covers for the coming winter – still have a chance to apply for cost-share and technical assistance through Practical Farmers of Iowa’s cover crop cost-share ...
Row crop harvest was winding down ahead of normal as Iowa’s farmers had 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 30, 2022, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, completing fall tillage, applying fall ...
On Friday, October 28, Governor Kim Reynolds signed proclamations relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, manure, and motor fuels. The Harvest Proclamation is effective immediately and continues through November 27, 2022. The proclamation allows vehicles ...
Harvest was in full swing with little or no precipitation allowing farmers 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending October 2, 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting row crops, chopping silage, and some fourth cutting ...
AMES — Practical Farmers of Iowa is now accepting applications for two programs – the Savings Incentive Program and the new Farm Business Coaching program – designed to help farmers at all stages of their farming careers, whether they are just starting or are seeking to refine an ...
Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy for its upcoming event, “Pollinators: Farmstead to Field.” It will be held on Monday, August 29, at 2682 N Avenue in rural Toledo, approximately one mile north of the entrance to Otter Creek Park. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. Since this is ...
AMES, Iowa—Iowa Learning Farms, Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association (LICA), will host a cover crop and soil health field day Thursday, August 25 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at ...
Members of the Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) have a mission to educate, advocate, and promote the beef industry and its producers. The team shares beef information using newsprint and social media (the team shares facts, recipes, and general information relative to the beef industry on their ...