What’s Popping in Iowa

Corn isn’t just corn, most especially if you are in Iowa. This state is known to produce corn and supply it to other states and countries as well. You can be sure that here in Iowa, growing corn is taken seriously. You will be surprised at the number of things that can be done with corn in Iowa. They don’t simply eat these things here; Read more

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Emergency Prep For Farm Animals

Develop a Barn Safety and Evacuation Plan
Your evacuation plan should outline each type of disaster and determine specific scenarios best suited for each situation. It should include a list of resources such as trucks, trailers, pasture and/or feed which might be needed in an evacuation as well as a designated person who will unlock gates and doors and make your facility easily accessible to emergency personnel. Read more

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How to Plow With Two Row Cultivators

Plant your garden so that the rows are spaced suitable for cultivating with the equipment you have available. If you are growing a small patch of vegetables, using a tiller or hoe is probably more efficient and practical. Read more

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12 Ways To Sell Your Niche Farm Products To Hungry Customers

There are a multitude of methods by which you can sell what your farm produces. Let’s take a quick look at some of these. The first eight listed here are direct marketing opportunities; the others may involve selling to retail outlets. Read more

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Wheat, Rice, And Cooking Oil Shortage Leads To Rationing In Some US Stores

It is being reported that the recent steep rise in commodity prices around the world are beginning to impact American’s dinner plans. Costco stores in California are rationing rice in Read more

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Energy-Saving Practices On Todays Farm

Over the past 5 years, the price of fuels has risen sharply and remains high by historical standards. Driven by strong worldwide economic growth (especially in China and India) Read more

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How To Manage Wheat As A Forage Crop

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Many Hoosier producers who planted winter wheat may not be familiar with managing the crop as a forage, a Purdue University experts say.
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Minimizing phosphorus loss from your fields

Follow these recommendations to reduce phosphorus loss from your farm:

- Apply phosphorus to fields that have an agronomic need for phosphorus. Phosphorus applied to low-testing fields will increase yields. Better plant productivity may lead to less erosion and runoff. Read more

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How Much SCN Tax Will You Be Paying This Year?

You are planting more soybeans this year for revenue purposes, but just like sharing some of that revenue with the IRS, you’ll be paying a share of your income to the SCN tax. The SCN tax is widely collected from Cornbelt farmers, and only 26% of Iowa Farmers and 18% of Illinois farmers are exempt from the SCN tax. And for those who have to pay it, the tax rate can be as high as 40% without any indication that you have ever paid the tax. Read more

USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVITES APPLICATIONS

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2008 – Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced
during an international renewable energy conference that USDA will accept $220.9
million in loan and grant applications within USDA’s Renewable Energy Systems and
Energy Efficiency Improvements Program. Read more

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