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The Gulf Coast has a massive 'Dead Zone,' and it's Iowa's fault
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoThe trio began in the Mississippi River town of Dubuque, 250 miles east of Storm Lake, with two...
Soggy Soil: Too much of a good thing
WIFR Rockford· 3 hours agoThe stateline has been stuck in a rut of a weather pattern. Since the start of April, 21 out of 45 days have received measurable rainfall. While we...
As Zambia schools take on climate change, one teen is spreading the word in sign language
San Francisco Chronicle· 31 minutes agoEvery morning, Bridget Chanda places her prosthetic legs beside her bed, pulls on her stockings and...
New land use strategy benefits Doniphan-area brothers’ bottom line and wildlife alike
Grand Island Independent· 6 days agoThere’s more than one way to turn a profit on marginal farm ground and the Happold brothers have...
Recent rainfall giving farmers a difficult time with crops
KTVI via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoToo much of something is not always a good thing, and that is something St. Louis has been figuring...
Pivot Bio Named to Fast Company's 2024 List of World Changing Ideas
Fairfield-Suisun Daily Republic· 1 day agoThe first-ever product to deliver nitrogen-producing microbes on the seed for crops like corn, sorghum and spring wheat, Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 On-Seed (OS) and Pivot Bio RETURN ...
Zimbabwe’s Cabinet Says More Than Half of Population Needs Food Aid
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 1 day ago...Zimbabwe’s cabinet has said more than half of the nation’s population of about 15 million people...
US and China at odds over corn import ideas after soy divergence
Reuters· 2 days agoTwo months ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stopped using Chinese customs data to estimate China’s soybean imports since supplier data indicated much larger volumes, creating a large gap between U.S. and Chinese soy import outlooks.
Much-needed rain keeps farmers out of the fields
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 2 days agoFifty-seven percent of Iowa’s expected corn crop has been planted. Thirty-nine percent of Iowa’s expected soybean crop has been planted. Both are one...
What Is Hominy, Exactly?
Epicurious via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPhoto by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton Industrial agriculture has distorted our image of a corn field, replacing it with row upon...
