
Growing crush capacity shifts soy demand priorities
(Photo by KIWA Staff) IARN – For decades, one of the soybean industry’s biggest challenges was finding new markets for soybean oil. Today, however, the conversation is changing. Growing demand

(Photo by KIWA Staff) IARN – For decades, one of the soybean industry’s biggest challenges was finding new markets for soybean oil. Today, however, the conversation is changing. Growing demand

IARN – Earlier this week, the USDA announced that there was an official detection of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the U.S. The pest was found in a three-week-old calf
IARN – The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped in May. Michael Langemeier, director of Purdue University’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, talked about the decline. Read more at Iowa

Statewide Iowa (RI) – The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows dry conditions expanded in Iowa in the last week of May. The DNR’s Jessica Reese McIntyre says while things
IARN – Yesterday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins confirmed the detection of New World Screwworm (NWS) in a cattle herd in South Texas. The infected animal was a three-week-old calf, and
IARN – The Taste What Pork Can Do® campaign from the National Pork Board launched in May 2025 with the aim of getting younger generations of consumers interested in buying

(KIWA Staff photo) Statewide Iowa (RI) — A past president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association says today’s fertilizer prices are not sustainable. Lance Lillibridge, who farms near Vinton, recently
IARN – The USDA announced it has finalized the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Program, announced late last year. Danny Munch, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said

IARN – Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome, or PRRS, is a disease that is always top-of-mind for swine producers. On top of its primary symptoms, there are many side effects

Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill intended to expand the use of ag equipment fueled by high-ethanol blends. It exempts fuel that contains