Hearing some talk about spraying fungicides early (V5) to manage anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot. My opinion is posted here https://t.co/Wp4tE0k033. @VaillancourtLab@corndisease@ISU_IPM
Farmers aren't alone in taking on the challenge of improving #Iowa's water quality – @IowaStateU researchers, government agency conservationists, ag retailer reps & private agronomy advisers are pitching in to help. 🤝
https://t.co/T66RS18QSK #ConservationCounts@IADeptAg
“#CoverCrops take 10 years before you’ll see a return.”
Well here is our side by side in its 4th year.... pulled 20ft apart! Structure, life, and 273 bushels of corn in 2018! #RegenerativeAg#4RPlus@ourgroundedgrow
At the state level, the value of cropland in 2018 ranged from $1,030 per acre in #Montana to $12,900 per acre in #NewJersey.
- - 2018 #Agricultural Land - https://t.co/DFEW7HYGdB @usda_nass
Nearby corn held the support line fall and winter lows despite a new contract low April 9 by the May futures contract.
https://t.co/PIlkgChZSP
#corn#Outlook
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER
The @NPPC board of directors has canceled the 2019 World Pork Expo. @NPPCWPX is held each June in Des Moines, IA. It attracts 20,000 visitors including individuals from ASF-positive regions of the globe. The measure was taken to protect the U.S. hog herd.
This is blowing my mind! Pulled 75’ apart. Neighbor’s full tillage on left vs our no-till and #CoverCrops on the right.
Darker color, better structure, warmer temp, dryer....just overall working! #RegenerativeAg#SoilHealth
The Silver Creek watershed (in NE #Iowa) has seen 106 participants implement nearly 350 best conservation management practices, helping re-introduce brook trout to the creek in the summer of 2018.
https://t.co/CQvFCQp5tc #Farm365#ConservationCounts