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Naig: India’s growing protein “gap” could boost U.S. soy, grain exports

Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture is increasingly bullish on export opportunities with India. Mike Naig says this month’s trade mission marked the second time he’s visited the country during the past year. “You just go another layer deeper when you travel back to a market ...
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Ag research trials to be highlighted by ISA this fall

A leader with the Iowa Soybean Association says there are several research opportunities this fall. Joe McClure, chief officer for ISA’s Research Center for Farming Innovation, says they’ll be partnering with Iowa State University for an Iowa nitrogen initiative. “We help them recruit and ...
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Late summer drought impacting southern Illinois yields

A southern Illinois farmer says the months-long drought is impacting crop yields. “I don’t know that we’ve had any rain since July 4th, other than one, one-inch rain.” Granvil Travis, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in Massac County, tells Brownfield, “For our non-irrigated ...
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Pork opportunities in South Korea

The president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says the U.S. pork industry can build on its strong relationship with South Korea. Josh Maschhoff, who recently visited the country with the U.S. Meat Export Federation, says tariff-free trade has helped develop it into pork’s ...
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SW Iowa farmer says this was the year for fungicide on corn

A southwest Iowa farmer is confident fungicide will pay off this year. Mark Peterson of Stanton says disease pressure was high in corn. “I am hoping that we will be fairly well blessed, and I think we will be. I did put fungicide on ...
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Local buyers taking advantage of Iowa farmland opportunities

The vice president of Iowa Appraisal says local communities have been driving the farmland market in the state. Jim Rothermich tells Brownfield that September has been a strong month for ag land sales. “Most of them are local buyers, like at a $24,400 per ...
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Illinois pork producers eyeing expanded access to Thailand

The executive director of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says a recent trip to Washington, D.C., could pave the way for more pork exports. Jennifer Tirey says conversations during last week’s Fall Legislative Action Conference around expanded access to Thailand were promising. “Currently, we ...
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High-dollar farmland sales continue across Iowa, led by $24K per acre deal

A farm real estate specialist says farmland sales have been strong in Iowa despite challenging economic conditions. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says sale prices have been exceptionally high this month. “Just last week there was one farm in Mitchell County, which ...
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Paper stalks, weak stands: harvest risks rising in untreated corn fields

Nitrogen loss and disease pressure could compromise corn stands going into harvest. Dan Bjorklund is a technical agronomist with Iowa-based Landus Cooperative and says record rainfall this summer resulted in nutrient deficiencies and widespread cases of tar spot and southern rust. “I’ve been in ...
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Eastern Corn Belt drought likely to linger

The chief science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the late summer drought in the eastern Corn Belt is likely to linger. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield, “We’ve got several climate reporting districts in Illinois, in Indiana and Ohio, parts of Kentucky and Tennessee that ...
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Processing a hurdle for Illinois poultry producer

A central Illinois poultry producer says finding adequate processing has been a major challenge for her first-generation operation. Anna Morrell, who pasture raises chickens, turkeys, geese, and ducks in DeWitt County, tells Brownfield, “The only processing facility in Illinois that was doing ducks closed, ...
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Illinois ice cream start-up wins Midwest Dairy’s 2025 Accelerator program

The founder of southern Illinois-based RoseBud Ice Cream says winning Midwest Dairy’s 2025 Accelerator program is helping get dairy products into more hands. Sam Rose says the $20,000 grand prize comes at a time when the business is expanding nationally. “We’re using this prize ...
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