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Dealing with a wet spring when you have a manure management plan

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

By Jeremy Klatt, Iowa Department of Natural Resources environmental specialist

The wet weather in Iowa this spring has many livestock and crop producers concerned about nitrogen availability from fall-applied manure. For animal producers with a Manure Management Plan (MMP), there …

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Late spring nitrate test in manured fields

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

To reach the goals set by the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy, consider utilizing split fertilizer that can increase nutrient efficiency and reduce nutrient loss. Additionally, there is less investment in the field if forced to replant to soybeans after weather-related …

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Trade retaliation hurting U.S. hog farmers

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

The National Pork Producers today called for a swift resolution of the United States-China trade dispute, paving the way for increased U.S. pork exports to the world’s largest pork-consuming nation.

According to Iowa State University Economist Dermot Hayes, U.S. pork …

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Iowa Select Farms implementing new odor reduction strategies

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

Iowa’s leader in pork production has announced a major commitment to odor reduction through a new partnership with the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF).

Iowa Select Farms is partnering with the coalition on its Green Farmstead Partner program, ensuring …

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USTR to review Thailand’s GSP trade benefits

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has agreed to a request from the National Pork Producers Council to review Thailand’s eligibility for the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program because of that country’s failure to provide access …

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Cost share available for water quality practices

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has announced that the 2018 sign-up period is open for statewide cost-share funds to help farmers install nutrient reduction practices. Practices eligible for this funding are cover crops, no-till or strip till, or using …

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Iowa government, ag leaders call for end to Chinese trade dispute

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and 10 of the state’s agriculture leaders have let the Trump administration know that a quick end to the Chinese trade standoff is critical.

The leaders sent a letter to U.S. …

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New study finds pureed pork supports infant growth

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

Meat, such as pork, can be an important source of much-needed protein in an infant’s diet during the transition to solid foods, according to new research from the University of Colorado published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.…

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Pork Checkoff to be featured at World Meat Congress

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

For the first time in more than 20 years, the world’s premier gathering of red meat industry leaders is coming to the United States and the Pork Checkoff is a major sponsor of the event.

Hosted by the International Meat …

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Iowa Pork partners with Red Cross to ‘sound the alarm’

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Ron Birkenholz

Iowa Pork Producers Association staff fired up the grill to feed volunteers at a Central Iowa Chapter of the American Red Cross project at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on April 28.

“Today, we are sounding the alarm, …

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