By Cami Koons The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has awarded more than $3.6 million in “pass through” loans and grants to local utilities to benefit community businesses and emergency services.   Iowa’s Rural Development Deputy State Director Henry Kummerer announced the grants Thursday, which will impact Butler, Carroll, Decatur,…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has conditionally approved fluralaner topical (Exzolt Cattle-CA1) solution for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm larval infestations in cattle. The product is also indicated for the treatment and control of cattle fever tick in beef cattle over 2…

American Dairy Association North East is offering two scholarships for college students who have completed one year of post-secondary education and are interested in agriculture, dairy product marketing, dairy manufacturing, agricultural communications, journalism or dairy product nutrition. Applications are due online by December 31. Applications for the $500 Leo Briggs…

“I would like to say, to begin with, that you’re learning about a 92-year-old undiagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity redneck rancher with a sense of humor. And we can go from there,” explained Delbert Trew of Alanreed, Texas. Trew was born June 19, 1933, on his family farm in Perryton, in the…

Shortly past 8:30 a.m. CT, March corn was unchanged at $4.43½ per bushel. January soybeans were up 2½¢ at $11.18¼ per bushel. March CBOT wheat was down 5¼¢ at $5.33 per bushel. March KC wheat was down 4¾¢ at $5.24¾ per bushel. March Minneapolis wheat was down 3¼¢ at $5.73.…

The most problematic weed species have an unmatched potential to spread. Left unmanaged, both waterhemp and Palmer amaranth can produce up to 1 million seeds per plant, according to Ohio State University Extension. “Thirty years ago, weed control programs would cost $10–15 per acre,” said Josh Putman, a technical marketing…