IARN — The weekly US Export Sales Report was released Thursday morning for the week ending August 20th. Read more
It Hasn’t Been This Dry In Iowa Since 2013
Northwest, Iowa — The weekly Iowa crop and weather report shows only half of the state’s corn crop and just 56 percent of the state’s soybeans are rated in the good to excellent categories. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says that’s the lowest rating for corn this season. Read more
Iowa agriculture receives $100M in coronavirus relief funds
IARN — The coronavirus pandemic greatly impacted the agriculture industry, from producers to processors to end users. Iowa’s agriculture industry early this week received much needed relief. Read more
Number of small-refinery exemption requests reaches 98
IARN — The Environmental Protection Agency has 98 pending requests for so-called gap-year small-refinery exemptions. Read more
Educational opportunities for red meat exporters
IARN — The US Meat Export Federation is offering educational webinars for red meat exporters. Read more
Field agronomist provides update on crop damage
IARN — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach field agronomist Meaghan Anderson has been extremely busy over the last two weeks assessing crop damage from the August 10th derecho. Read more