The report includes the final report of the survey on ag retailer members in the late fall of 2015 asking for their insights into the nutrient management and conservation activities of their customers to help characterize the status of farmer efforts across Iowa. The survey did not ask for any feedback about individual farmers, rather it relied on the experience and knowledge that ag retailers and crop advisers possess about their customers as a whole thanks to the large presence they have working with virtually every farmer, in every field, every year.
By popular demand Dr. Matt Helmers set out to address some of the common questions, and sometimes misconceptions, about nitrate loss and drainage in this month's Iowa Learning Farms webinar.
Helmers is the Dean's Professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Iowa State University [...] read more.
To say this has been a strange presidential election would be an understatement.
"It's not a good moment," says Iowa State University political scientist Steffen Schmidt. While the Republican and Democratic candidates have agricultural platforms, agriculture has not been at the forefront of either campaign. Instead, the discussion has often been about personalities and issues ranging from sexual harassment to government and business ethics.
But when it comes to economic issues related to agriculture, each has some statements and stances on the record.
"I believe that most folks in agriculture would agree this is a pretty high-stakes election," says Tom Driscoll, director of conservation policy and education for the National Farmers Union [...] read more.
Why You Should Care About Big Ag Companies Getting Bigger
Five of the six biggest companies that produce and sell seeds and chemicals to the world's farmers are pursuing deals that could leave a market dominated by just three giant, global companies. They say getting bigger means bringing more sophisticated and innovative solutions to farmers faster, but opponents say consolidation has irreversible downsides [...] read more.
Iowa Fertilizer Continues Construction on New Facility
Agriculture is one of the key drivers of the nation's economy and, with 87,500 farm operations overseeing more than 30,000,000 acres in our state, it's clear that Iowa is leading the way. As you know, it takes a variety of businesses working alongside our farmers to successfully grow and produce on this incredible scale. Iowa Fertilizer Company (IFCo) is proud and excited to play an important part in that relationship by offering farmers a domestic source of high-quality, low-cost nitrogen fertilizer [...] read more.
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