Farm

This morning on KICDs ‘Farm Feature’ Patrick Hazelett spoke with Field Agronomist Gentry Sorenson with the ISU Extension and Outreach in Algona. Full interview below. We discuss Crop TV, Pesticide Programs, and Fungicide Results…

Iowa Pork Congress is the week of January 20th at the Iowa Event Center in Des Moines

The Upper Midwest NASS office is out with the December 1st Cattle on Feed report for Iowa.

The 2025 Crop Advantage Series will be held at 12 Iowa locations from January 2nd-29th, offering farmers and crop professionals the latest research-based information on local growing conditions and challenges.

The ISU Extension Agronomists for Northwest Iowa have pulled their fall soil samples to get a handle on the moisture level. Gentry Sorenson says they’re below average but vary in comparison to last year’s findings.

The Department of Agriculture has released the monthly “Cattle on Feed” report, George Bower has the numbers.

Washington, DC (Northwestiowanow.com) — Corn and soybean futures closed higher after today’s monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate.

AGCO Corporation released 3rd quarter financial results Tuesday. CEO Eric Hansotia says worldwide sales were down 25 percent to 2.6 billion, and net revenue was down 73 percent to 114.8 million dollars. He says a “significant contraction” in sales is due to a “cyclical downturn” in farm income.

The average price for corn on the spot market in Iowa in September was $4.09 per bushel, up 7 cents from August but down $1.13 from September of 2023. Nationwide average was $3.98, up 14 cents for the month but down $1.23 year over year.

— Eighty one percent of the nation’s corn has been harvested, seventeen percent ahead of average. Eight nine percent of the beans are out, eleven percent ahead of average. Melissa Couch has the weekly Iowa stats from the Upper Midwest NASS Office.