…co-products director Craig Floss, Iowa Corn Promotion Board, checkoff sector director Dick Gallagher, Iowa Corn Promotion Board, corn sector director Greg Hibner, Hawkeye Gold, LLC, a J.D. Heiskell Company, agribusiness…
Survey Shows Cover Crops Boost Yields
A recent survey of over 2,000 farmers showed increasing support for cover crops and found higher yields for the fourth year in a row for corn and soybean fields after…
Rural for Hillary Group Forms at DNC
…are volunteers and include Pam Johnson, former president of the National Corn Growers Association. Other organizers include volunteer Vicki Hicks, and Trevor Dean, a former National Farmers Union and Sen….
Agri View: Food Production
…increased demand for meat, eggs, and dairy, boosting pressure to grow more corn and soybeans to feed more cattle, pigs, and chickens. If these trends continue, the double whammy of…
Agri View: Crop Losses
…EarthSky Researchers found that extreme heat and drought between 1964 and 2007 account for about a 10% decline in global cereal crop production. Drought affected corn field. A study published…
Lessons from Six California Soil Care Farmers
…use no-tillage for their summer silage corn and winter small grain forage mixes and as a means for stabilizing the soil, adding surface residues, increasing infiltration and reducing runoff under…
Adapting Drone Technology for California Ag
…will see is called variable rate technology,” Hull says. “The basic idea is you fly over a big patch of corn or soybeans. You look at where the crop is…
Agri View: Bad Weather
…Great Lakes region, while showers and thunderstorms are affecting the westernmost Corn Belt. Despite pockets of drought, overall growing conditions are mostly favorable for Midwestern corn and soybeans. In the…
Funding for Urban Ag Conservation
…The district also plans to use the additional staff hours to develop conservation plans for expanded fruit and vegetable, hay, corn, and cattle grazing operations on land leased from the…
The California Kitchen: Sweet Cornbread
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing sweet cornbread with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Corn 2 Eggs Sourcream Butter Paprika Brown…
The California Kitchen: Chili and Corn Casserole
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing chili and corn casserole with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Corn Spicy Chilies Seasoning Salt/Pepper…
Agri View: Bourbon
…starts with a mash primarily consisting of corn, which is necessary for it to be classified as bourbon. The team also is working on the state’s first local grain-to-bottle whiskey…
The California Kitchen: Succotash
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing succotash with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Olive Oil Half an Onion Corn Squash To…
The California Kitchen: Crab Corn Chowder
In today’s California Kitchen, learn to cook amazing crab corn chowder with The Untamed Chef, Albert J. Hernandez. Here is what you will need: Crab Corn Carrots Slurry To get…