By Cami Koons URBANDALE— The Des Moines region is now home to the first above-ground B99 fueling pump, an action that was celebrated Thursday morning by leaders in the biofuels, trucking, and soybean industries.   Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the new pump, which allows certain semi trucks to…

By Henrique Monaco, Nick Paulson, and Gary Schnitkey Fertilizer is one of the main inputs for crop production in the U.S., particularly for corn, wheat, and soybeans. While application rates per acre are increasing for some crops, yields are outgrowing application rates, resulting in increasing efficiency of use. This article…

July corn ended the day down 3¢ at $4.44 per bushel. July soybeans closed down 10¢ at $10.41¾ per bushel. July wheat contracts closed mostly higher. CBOT wheat ended the day unchanged at $5.34 per bushel. KC wheat was up 1½¢ at $5.33¼. Minneapolis wheat was up 10¢ at $6.25½.…

A $776 million federal contract to develop an mRNA-based vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza has been abruptly canceled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, citing what it called under-tested technology and unresolved safety issues. “After a rigorous review, we concluded that continued investment in Moderna’s H5N1 mRNA…

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor maps published May 29, three of the top 18 corn-growing states reported D3 extreme drought conditions, or worse. Here’s a closer look at the moisture situation and the challenges it is creating for crops in Texas, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Texas U.S. Drought Monitor…

Nonprofit news outlet NOTUS revealed in an article on Thursday that The MAHA Report released last week includes several phony citations and appears to have been influenced by the writing of a generated AI platform like ChatGPT. The report from Robert F. Kennedy’s MAHA Commission was highly critical of agricultural…