Iowa farmland values fell an average of 3.1% in 2024, according to the 2024 Iowa State University (ISU) Land Value Survey. A separate report from Peoples Co. suggests the factors influencing farmland values in Iowa are also impacting other Corn Belt states. ISU’s survey found the statewide average value for…

DAILY Bites USDA and ISU scientists used AI to find safer alternatives to bromoform for reducing cow methane emissions. AI models identified 15 promising molecules in the rumen with methane-reducing potential. The study shows AI can speed methane research and support sustainable solutions. DAILY Discussion A new study from U.S.…

March corn is up a penny this morning while March soybeans are down less than a penny. March wheat contracts are lower this morning. CBOT wheat is down 5¢. KC wheat is down 3¢. Minneapolis wheat is down 3¼¢. “Moderate pressure is being seen in the market this morning, which…

Recently, I went on a cross country (more like cross county, I suppose) tractor drive to pick up a new-to-us drill. I think I crossed three counties. It only took about an hour and half to get there. Then pulled the drill back home. I traveled a lot of roads…

By Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats raised concerns Wednesday that Republicans have scheduled a hearing for one of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees before he completed the necessary paperwork and an FBI background check. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Martin Heinrich…

By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Rains set to arrive in Argentina in mid-January should bring relief to soybeans and corn in the core farm region hit by a recent dry spell, a climatologist at the authoritative Buenos Aires grains exchange told Reuters on Wednesday. Eduardo Sierra, a meteorological…