Agriculture

Iowa Corn Growers Association president Lance Lillibridge, who farms in eastern Iowa, says Governor Reynolds’ Biofuels Access Bill would benefit farmers, consumers, and fuel retailers across the state.  And he tells Brownfield the legislation would set good precedent for the rest of the country as well.  ...

Across the Corn Belt, cloudy, breezy conditions and a few snow showers linger across the lower Great Lakes region. Elsewhere, cool, dry weather prevails. A Freeze Warning was in effect early Tuesday in much of the southern Corn Belt, from Missouri into the Ohio Valley. Midwestern soybean planting has not begun, while corn planting has been limited to Missouri (4% complete by April 17, versus the 5-year average of 13%) […]

A third commercial duck flock has tested presumptive-positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Elkhart County, Indiana. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) will establish a new six-mile control area because the flock of about 6,500 ducks is near another quarantined site. The control area extends into LaGrange County and across the Michigan state line. Indiana is a leading producer of poultry, eggs and poultry products. Nationally, Indiana […]

In this episode of Missouri Corn Talk Robert White with the Renewable Fuels Association highlights their longstanding partnership with Missouri Corn and the success of their joint Hauk Promotion project showcasing the benefits and performance of E85 fuel in off road vehicles. ...

Soybean meal from nearly 30 million bushels of Ohio Soybeans is fed to pigs, chickens, cattle, and other livestock and poultry annually. In this episode, Greg Tyler the Chief Operating Officer for the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council talks about how Ohio Soybean checkoff dollars are used to help strengthen the poultry industry. ...