$310 Million in Internet Improvements

Last modified on 2010-02-26 02:46:51 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

The United States Department of Agriculture is awarding $310 million to improve or install broad-band Internet in 14 rural counties.

The high-speed Internet will be put in counties in Alaska, Missouri, Alabama and Iowa. The USDA plans for Internet access to bring jobs to the counties as well as training for employment.

The money will be used on specific proposed projects. Those interested in receiving money should apply by March 15 to their local Farm Service Agency office.

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Alliant Energy Activates Farm

Last modified on 2010-02-09 02:35:59 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Alliant Energy has activated a wind farm in Iowa.

The large wind farm totaled $400 million by completion and produces 200 megawatts of power. That is enough energy to power for 50,000 homes.

Whispering Willow Wind Farm-East is located in Franklin County and has 121 wind turbines over 144 square miles.

Alliant Energy expects over the next 20 years that the farm will save 2 million tons of carbon dioxide, 7,000 tons of sulfur and 2,600 tons of nitrogen oxides. This is like taking 309,000 cars off the road annually.

The construction began in 2008.

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Crop Delays Cost Millions

Last modified on 2009-12-08 18:34:40 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Rain and cool temperatures have caused a headache for many farmers across the country. Iowa’s corn and soybean harvest have suffered, 22 days behind schedule.

As farmers try to harvest, heavy rains and cloudy skies threaten to delay harvests even longer. Pella Peterson, Iowa State University agronomist said the moisture bottlenecks grain dryers.

“The fall and winter came in so early…we don’t have the wind or heat now. With the big crop of corn sitting out there, the farmers are not running full speed. They don’t have drying capacity to dry down every day,” Peterson said. “You have these huge combines, but you can’t dry the crop fast enough. It’s a huge issue and I don’t think people outside of agriculture understand what kind of impact it can have.”

Most economists believe the delay in harvests are expected to cost farmers millions of dollars total.

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Iowa #2 in Wind Power

Last modified on 2009-12-08 18:25:05 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

According to the latest American Wind Energy Association survey, Iowa is still one of the leading states in electrical power from wind.

Iowa is the second largest wind-power producing state in the United States. The survey shows that Iowa produces 3,053 megawatts, right behind Texas with 8,797 megawatts.California is the third largest producer with 2,787 megawatts.

In 2009 Iowa has added new farms in Adair, Story and Pottawattamie counties. This increased the state’s megawatts by 300.

Dennis Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, said the interest and growth of wind energy has increased over the past year with a number of government incentives.

“The number of wind power-generating turbines installed in Iowa has increased this past year, which is good for the state,” says Bode. “The U.S. now has a total wind power generating capacity of 31,000 megawatts.”

Top five states for wind power
Output in megawatts:

Texas 8,797
Iowa 3,053
California 2,787
Minnesota 1,805
Oregon 1,659

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Iowa Depends on Agriculture

Last modified on 2009-12-08 18:22:41 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey spoke at the National Federation of Independent Business and Waterloo/Cedar Falls Area Action Council meeting to express the importance of the agriculture industry.

Northey said Iowa farmers sell $10 billion in crops annually. The state is number one in corn, soybean, egg and hog production.

“Just like your business sometimes, people take (agriculture) for granted,” Northey said. “People will say, ‘That’s just another corn field.’ Suddenly, its adds up to billions and billions of dollars.”

In Iowa the agriculture industry is the top grossing industry. Although this industry makes the most money, it also spends the most money.

For example a farm that is doing well may purchase a new tractor from John Deere. This gives jobs to people employed at the Waterloo plant. The John Deere worker may then get overtime or at least has job security and may decide to buy a new home or remodel theirs purchasing supplies from Barnes.

Barnes President John Bates agrees that the agricultural industry plays a direct roll in the company. If farms have success people spend money, if times are tough money is not spent.

“If ag in Iowa is doing well, that pulls everything else with it,” Bates said.

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SBA Loans Available for Three Iowa Counties

Last modified on 2009-12-08 17:01:20 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Three Iowa counties have been added to the nation’s disaster area list.

Producers in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque counties that suffered crop loss from high winds, hail, heavy rains and tornadoes may be eligible for U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans.

Damaged must have occurred in July 2009.

SBA loans are available for small business as well as non-profit organizations. Loans up to $2 million dollars are available. Loans will be distributed based on financial needs, damages and type of operation.

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Property Tax Increase Concerns Farmers

Last modified on 2009-10-30 20:02:05 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

The Iowa Farm Bureau has predicted that Iowans are looking at an increase of $251 million in property taxes due to Governor Chet Culver’s order for an across-the-board cut in spending.

IFB president, Craig Lang, thinks that the cut in aid for schools, mental health programs and property tax credits will cause a huge increase. Culver insists that schools will use money from cash reserves instead of raising property taxes.

“Although the governor said he will not burden Iowans with a tax hike to balance the budget, that is exactly what he is doing,” Lang told the local media. “The state’s budget default process of leaning on property taxpayers has to stop. Homeowners, farmers and Main Street businesses simply can’t afford a tax increase and a property tax increase is a tax increase,” Lang said.

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Iowa Counties Named Disaster Areas

Last modified on 2009-09-24 19:10:43 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last Tuesday the addition of 25 Iowa Counties to the USDA’s disaster list.

Previously 57 Iowa counties were put on the list making producers eligible for low-interest emergency loans from storms that occurred from May 15-July 31.

Tuesdays additions are pending from early August hail storms and flooding. The eight primary disaster areas include the following counties: Calhoun, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Ida, Sac, Webster and Woodbury.

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USDA Cannot Give More Support

Last modified on 2009-08-28 23:21:54 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

The USDA has responded to the pork industry’s request for more money. Iowa Governor Chet Culver and eight other governor’s asked the USDA to support the industry by purchasing more pork.

However, the USDA cannot find extra money in the budget to do this.

The USDA has purchased $117 million in pork products for the nutrition assistance programs during the fiscal year, but the governors are asking the department to purchase $50 million more.

“Due to economic conditions, the value of requests for commodity purchases far exceeds the amount of remaining funding, but we will continue to monitor market developments and make decisions accordingly,” USDA spokesman Justin DeJong said.

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Corn Yield up, Prices Down

Last modified on 2009-08-28 22:51:44 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

According to the Iowa Farm Bureau officials, farmers are set to match or break the yield of corn crops for 2009. Despite the higher yield, corn prices could decrease as well. Prices could drop from $4.50 per bushel to $3.20.

Dave Miller, Iowa Farm Bureau researcher, said that the Iowa corn harvest could yield 175 to 185 bushels per acre based on USDA estimates. The data shows that Iowa corn harvest records are at 180 bushels per acre and last year farmers were slightly shorter reaching only 165 bushels per acre.

The nation’s average is 153.4 bushels per acre and reached a high at 160 in 2004.

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Delay in Tomato Crops

Last modified on 2009-08-28 22:50:31 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

The weather has not been producers’ friends this season. Iowa farmers are seeing a delay on tomato crops.
Cool weather has caused the delay making the harvest a few weeks later than most years. Some plants have a few “ready to pick” tomatoes, but overall farmers will not see tomatoes until early August.

“It just hasn’t been the greatest weather for tomatoes,” Buy Fresh-Buy Local coordinator, Matt Russell said. “They just like the heat and we just haven’t been that hot.”

Although the weather is cooler, causing a delay the crops are expected to be high quality. Farms with less plants may see more tomatoes sooner than farms. ”Vendors selling local produce at farmers markets are likely to have Iowa tomatoes this week, Russell said.

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New Faces

Last modified on 2009-08-28 22:26:02 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Changes in Iowa officiating were put into effect this week.

Rep. John Whitaker (D-Hillsboro) submitted his resignation to the Legislature to take a place as Iowa Director of the Farm Service Agency.

“As a farmer and public servant over the last two decades, I am excited about this new opportunity to work with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and renew the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s commitment to Iowa farmers and rural communities,” Whitaker said in a statement.

A special election will be set in the next five days to find his replacement. Curt Hanson announced his bid to take his place via Twitter.

In other news, USDA Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack announced many new members of the USDA this past week including William Menner as Iowa’s director of rural development.

Menner was the executive director of Poweshiek Iowa Development, nonprofit economic development organization.

Menner’s wing will manage over 40 programs laid out by congress. He will oversee 6,100 employees in state, national and local offices.

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New Crop for Farmers

Last modified on 2009-08-28 22:13:34 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

A new opportunity has arose for corn farmers. Cobs, the part left behind after harvest, are always planted back into the ground to add nutrients to the soil and make for a better harvest.

However, companies from South Dakota and California are building two plants in Iowa. One plant will turn the material into ethanol and the other will turn cobs into fertilizer.

The plants are expected to cost over $200 million. Farmers can sell the cobs to these plants to make extra profit off their harvest.

In the current economic system this news is exciting to many farmers.

“We’re excited about it,” corn farmer Jim Boyer told the Associated Press. “there’s an opportunity for another profit to stream off our farm.”

The projects could generate over $10 million a year for local farmers. The plants should be completed by 2011 and will process 130,000 tons of cobs per year. Farmers can expect $50 per ton of cobs.

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$1.4 Million for Iowa

Last modified on 2009-08-28 21:49:58 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

US Rep. Dave Loebsack voted to hold $1,406,000 for Iowa producers in the Agriculture Appropriations Bill.

The money will be used for projects that benefit farmers by helping with conservation and environmental management. Some specifics include funding for the Watershed Demonstration Project and the Soap Creek Watershed Project.

“I am committed to working with our farmers and conservation organizations to ensure that the needs of rural Iowans are not overlooked,” he said in a statement.

The money will be used for technical assistance as well to help farmers focus on innovated farming techniques.

Specifically broken down:
$288,000 for Certified Management Systems for Agriculture
$134,000 for Watershed Management and Demonstration Program with the Iowa Soybean Association
$984,000 for Soap Creek Watershed Project iwth the Soap Creek Watershed Board.

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Fungicide for Corn?

Last modified on 2009-08-28 21:39:51 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

After two years of trials no one has officially decided that growers should use fungicide on corn crops.

Many farmers have tried to see the affects, but half farmers have reported a higher yield and some have reported the same amount.

Iowa State University is running extensive research but find that it is hard to determine if a yield will be higher in industry because the application of fungicide is different.

In 2008 theyield in small trials was 3.5 bushels per acre and at a soybean on-farm network. However other studies done by Purdue University found the average of 7.4 bushels per acre. Hi-bred research found the highest increase with 12-16 bushel acre increases.

Overall the investment may be worth the extra money based on the research done thus far.

If you choose to use fungicides consider the following before applying:

*Cost of fungicide, plus application
*price of corn
*drying costs
*harvestability

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Land Values Expected to Increase

Last modified on 2009-06-16 22:58:25 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Experts believe Iowa farmland may increase in value over the next few months.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reported from January to April of this year, values dropped seven percent. In southeast Iowa land value dropped only five percent.

Although land value may be dropping, the Farm National Company in Des Moines said medium quality farm land is steady in certain parts of the state.

Many people are perusing for the perfect piece of land and there is a lot of land to choose from.

Livestock land is not expected to do as well as green farmland.

Bob Wells at the Iowa State University Farm said the market is steady because of low interest rates. Most loans have a 5-6 percent interest rate.

“One of the biggest fears we have is rapidly increasing interest rates, which would be detrimental to farmland values,” Wells said.

70 percent of the purchases made over the year was made by actual farmers and 24 percent were made by investors.

“A lot of our investor purchasers have left the market,” Wells said. “The biggest pool of people we have out there for land are the farmers.”

At the end of 2008 the Iowa State University Extension reported that farmland was valued at $4,500 an acre. It is expected by the end of the year values will be between $5,000-6000.

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Good Signs for Iowa Farmers

Last modified on 2009-06-16 22:20:18 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

It comes with little surprise that many fields lay unplanted after heavy spring rainfalls, but the good news is it is not as bad as it looks.

The USDA announced less than three percent of the annually planted corn and soybeans in Iowa have yet to be put in the ground.

Heavy rains are pushing the final planting back, but the conditions should dry out in the next couple weeks. Warm days are needed to dry out the soil.

One farm told the Waterloo Courier, “We’re about one and a half to two weeks behind the normal pace of the past seven years. There will probably be yield reductions, but it depends on what the weather does.”

Since May, the Iowa State University Extension’s research shows a decline of two bushels per day through the end of the month.

According the Courier, Iowa farmers’ planting progress exceeds the five-year average, but other states are far behind. Illinois, Indiana and Ohio farmers are having great problems planting due to excessive rainfall.

The Courier also reported that 28 percent of Iowa’s soybeans have emerged. The crop is two percent poor, 21 percent fair, 61 percent good and 16 percent excellent.

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Iowa Farmers Keep a Close Eye on Crops

Last modified on 2009-06-16 22:08:34 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Rain and warm weather is a good sign for Iowa farmers. Early spring flooding caused concern for farmers across the Midwest. The weather caused such problems that many farmers had to push planting back for weeks.

Kyle Jensen at the Iowa State University Extension Office told The Harlan Tribune that the crops are doing very well in Shelby County. “I think the crops look really good,” he said. Jensen commented that there was only a small hiccup with spotty hail storms that prevented farmers from working.

However, Jensen assured “the beans are up in Shelby county and most of the corn has emerged.”

Terry Torneten, director of the County Extension Education Office said more sunshine would be helpful so the plants can soak up more nutrients and move on the next stage.

“Many of the guys are done with corn now,” Torneten said. However, it is “just beyond the emergence stage.”

Torneten is paying close attention to the planting season because the weather is extremely different compared to the last few planting seasons.

Jensen is concerned for the crops later in the summer and is worried about shallow-planted corn and black cutworms. He said it has not been a problem this far, but it is also too early to tell.

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Iowa Farm Bureau Podcast

Last modified on 2009-05-21 20:52:35 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

The Iowa Farm Bureau is stepping up with technology. On June 15 at 7 p.m. they will be holding a state wide web cast to discuss the requirements for ACRE and Program eligibility.

The webcast is endorsed by the Iowa Corn Growers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, Iowa State University and USDA Farm Service Agency.

This educational broadcast will put experts and organization leaders at disposal for anyone who would like current information to help producers make educated decisions.

Guest speakers include: Kevin McClure of the USDA Farm Service Agency, Chart Hart of Iowa State University and Sterling Liddell of the Iowa Farm Bureau. Topics to be covered are Program Eligibility and Payment Limitations, ACRE, ACRE Examples with Crop Risk Model.

The entire webcast will last 1 ½ hours. Participants are encouraged to text questions through ISU Extension technology to the speakers.

For Registration:
Participation is free! Two ways to get the information live:

1. To view the webcast from your home/office computer register here.

Or

2. No need to pre-register if you are without high-speed internet and would like to participate in person at any of the meeting locations listed below free of charge. At location, you will view the webcast over a high speed Internet connection. A local Farm Service Agency staff member will be present at on-site locations to answer questions after the webcast.

Sites will be open at 6:30 p.m.

You can download a PDF here.

You can see a list of participants here.

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Farmers Still Waiting

Last modified on 2009-05-07 21:05:30 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Farmers in Illinois are waiting for fields to dry before digging in. The only problem is, farmers want to be planting not discussing wet fields at this time of year.

Most farmers across the Midwest are facing the same problem- watching and waiting to plant fields.

“We’re all sitting on pins and needles waiting for it to dry out,” said Bob Nielsen, a Purdue University agronomy professor. Indiana is one state greatly affected by the weather. Some fear it is like 2008 when planting happened a month later than normal causing prices to increase greatly.

It also made the demand from overseas drop. The northern half of the corn belt left many fields unplanted, farmers dread the thought and are doing anything to assure that does not happen.

Some farmers even have work left from last fall due to the combination of late crops and wet weather. This caused one farmer to leave half the work he’d normally do after crop on top of planting for the spring.

“Things are stacking up on us pretty hard now,” he said as he thought about the 500-plus acres he plans to plant with corn.

Experts assure the Corn Belt is nowhere near the hazardous 2008. It is likely that more than a quarter of the expect $85 million-acre corn crop will come from Iowa to Ohio. It is an understandable fear that late crops risk missing out on crucial days to increase production.

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Exports Stay Consistent

Last modified on 2009-05-07 20:40:31 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

After an 11-day Asian trade mission, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey has a positive outlook that Iowa soybean exports to China and Taiwan will remain strong despite the current worldwide recession.

Parts of China have been hit hard by manufacturing productions shutdowns that will effect U.S. imports, but the demand for pork and chicken livestock remains constant. This is good news for Iowa.

“They’re not going to be able to produce enough grain, certainly not enough soybeans, to feed their own. They’re going to need imports,” said Northey told the Quad City Times.

“It’s going to continue to grow. It may grow at a little slower pace right now. But I think it’s going to continue to grow and I really think that within the next few years they’ll have a need to import corn as well,” the Iowa agriculture secretary said.

While in China, Northey met with feed manufacturers and soybean crushers that cannot keep up with the demand that increases 10 to 20 percent each year. Because they cannot keep up domestically, they must look to outside sources.

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Farmers Move Forth With Plans

Last modified on 2009-05-07 19:27:04 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

Leader from the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) said Iowa’s corn farmers are going into the planting season with steady business plans and an optimistic look.

Gary Edwards (ICGA President), Julius Schaaf (ICPB past chair) and Bruce Rohwer (ICGA board member) said they plan to use established crop rotation plans and plan to plant the usual mix of corn and soybean acres.

Despite the current economic woes, farmers have made only minor adjustments to plans and have had no problem getting money from banks to put the crop in or buy supplies. One key change was buying machinery at a slower pace.

Edwards suggested that famers try to control input costs. “One thing I’m doing is more stalk and soil testing to manage my fertilizer use,” said Edwards. He expects to reduce his nitrogen application as a result.

All three agree that farmers should take advantage of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ACRE program. They feel it can bring a piece of mind to farmers by providing a price floor.

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Corn down, but Soybeans Up

Last modified on 2009-04-15 02:10:20 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual Prospective Plantings report on March 31. The report indicates that corn acreage will be down 1 percent in comparison to 2008 while soybean acreage will slightly increase.

Minnesota growers are estimated to plant 7.6 million acres of corn in 2009, down from 7.7 million. Iowa growers will plant 13.2 million, down from 13.3 million.

Overall it will be the third largest year of corn acreage across the country. The plan is 85 million acres of corn for all purposes, and only in 1949, 2007 and 2008 did farmers plant more than that.

The decrease comes after the demand for ethanol and livestock industries has lessened and there is less need for corn to export overseas.

The lack of exports is blamed on the falling value of the dollar. The National Corn Growers Association wants to find ways to increase demand through ethanol and the livestock industries.

Although corn production is expected to be down, soybean production will increase. In Iowa 9.85 million acres of soybeans will be planted when only 9.75 million were planted last year. Minnesotan producers will produce less soybeans then last year, only 7.0 million acres in 2009. Overall soybean production is expected to hit 81 million acres, slightly more than last year.

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Iowa Farmers Waiting for Warmer Weather

Last modified on 2009-04-15 01:46:19 GMT. 0 comments. Top.

The Associated Press reports Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey said the wet weather and old temperatures are causing a hardship for farmers that need to get fields ready for spring planting.

Northey said farmers want to start soon to prep for planting, especially because the harvest was so late last fall.

This comes after the release of Iowa Crops and Weather report that came out on Monday. The report said there were two less suitable days for fieldwork last week. It also stated that livestock pastures remain dominate and growth in others in limited by cool weather.

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