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Local News
  Field Days Look at Opportunities for Next Generation in Farming  
  Practical Farmers of Iowa field days feature a July 12 "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" tour and July 16 visit to grass-fed beef operation.  
  Rod Swoboda (July 9, 2008)  
  Iowa Farm Bureau Asks Congress for Specific Help  
  Organization seeks assistance for livestock and grain farmers in wake of floods.  
  Compiled By Staff (July 9, 2008)  
  Iowa Crops Improving With Better Weather  
 

State's corn and soybean crops are now both rated 57% good or excellent.

 
  Rod Swoboda (July 8, 2008)  
  How to Get Better Weed Control in RR Beans  
  ISU specialist offers tips on improving glyphosate herbicide performance in Roundup Ready soybeans.  
  Compiled By Staff (July 8, 2008)  
  ICGA Supports Keeping The Current RFS  
 

Iowa Corn Growers Association president says relaxing the Renewable Fuels Standard would raise fuel prices, not lower them.

 
  Rod Swoboda (July 7, 2008)  
National News
  Mexican Sweeteners Added to USDA Reports  
 

For the first time sugar and corn syrup will be included in the supply and demand report.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 9, 2008)  
  USDA Releases CRP Acres for Livestock Grazing in Flooded Regions  
 

Only counties designated as primary and contiguous disaster areas eligible.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 9, 2008)  
  Argentine Court Upholds Legality of Grain Tax  
 

Sliding-scale tax on exported grains will remain.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 9, 2008)  
  Crop Development Continues to Lag Behind Normal  
 

Soybean and corn development have both been delayed by wet cool weather.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 8, 2008)  
  Insurance Has Greater Importance this Year  
 

Preventive planting insurance is usually about lack of moisture not abundance.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 8, 2008)  
  R-Calf Obtains Preliminary Injunction  
 

Court requires USDA to accept public comments on opening border to Canadian beef.

 
  Jason Vance (July 8, 2008)  
  USDA Begins Issuing Advance Payments  
 

Advances on Direct and Counter-cyclical program payments are being mailed.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 8, 2008)  
  South Korea Names New Cabinet Ministers  
 

Agriculture, welfare and education ministries get new leaders.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 7, 2008)  
  British Newspaper Attacks Alternative Fuels  
 

NBB calls the article a cheap shot.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 7, 2008)  
  House Sets Hearings on Futures Markets  
 

Review may lead to more power for CFTC.

 
  Compiled By Staff (July 7, 2008)  
Web Exclusives
  New Grizzly 550 purrs like a 700  
 

Yamaha will unleash a bear of a machine on the 500-class utility ATV market in August.

 
  Alan Newport (July 8, 2008)  
  Photo Diary: A Look at the Flood  
 

Editor Rod Swoboda traveled around Eastern Iowa late last week and brought back a

 
  Rod Swoboda (June 22, 2008)  
  June Agricultural Crossword  
 

Check out the latest installment of the monthly crossword.

 
  Compiled By Staff (June 18, 2008)  
  ISU Research Farm Field Days 2008 Schedule  
  Iowa State University field days for 2008 begin June 19 at ISU's Northeast Iowa farm near Nashua.  
  Compiled By Staff (June 18, 2008)  
  Immigrants Fuel Alternative Weed Control  
 

Beef producers are finding that a living weed control system offers great benefits, and access to a new market too.

 
  Gail Keck (June 5, 2008)  
  May Agriculture Crossword  
 

Wallace Farmer crossword puzzle.

 
  Compiled By Staff (May 14, 2008)  
  April Crossword Puzzle  
 

Agriculture crossword puzzle.

 
  Compiled By Staff (April 14, 2008)  
Your Markets Today
  Corn and Soybeans Experience Another Day of Losses  
 

Prices bounce off their session lows as bargain hunters take advantage of recent sharp losses.

 
  Arlan Suderman (July 8, 2008)  
 Information from Rural Life Magazine
 LDP Information
For Polk County, IA
ZIP Code:   
Commodity
PCP
LDP
Date
Barley $/Bushel$4.89$0.0007/09/2008
Canola $/Cwt.$27.56$0.0007/09/2008
Corn $/Bushel$6.37$0.0007/09/2008
Crambe $/Cwt.$26.05$0.0007/09/2008
Flaxseed $/Cwt.$32.93$0.0007/09/2008
Grain Sorghum $/Cwt.$10.70$0.0007/09/2008
Mustard Seed $/Cwt.$62.11$0.0007/09/2008
Oats $/Bushel$3.70$0.0007/09/2008
Rapeseed $/Cwt.$24.11$0.0007/09/2008
Safflower $/Cwt.$23.04$0.0007/09/2008
Soybeans $/Bushel$14.94$0.0007/09/2008
Sunflowerseed - Oil Type $/Cwt.$28.38$0.0007/09/2008
Wheat - Hard Red Winter $/Bushel$7.97$0.0007/09/2008
Wheat - Hard Red Spring $/Bushel$8.67$0.0007/09/2008
Wheat - Soft Red Winter $/Bushel$6.22$0.0007/09/2008
 
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