Local Farmer on Soybean Board
Larry Marek, a Riverside farmer and former State Representative, has been installed as the Director of the United Soybean Board. He is one of four directors from Iowa. He will work with directors from...
View ArticleCrop & Weather Report
According to the most recent crop and weather report, planting progress was slowed last week. Excessive amounts of rain and thunderstorms across southeast Iowa limited the amount of time farmers could...
View ArticleUSDA Releases Soybean County Estimates for 2012
The US Department of Agriculture has released its statistics on the 2012 soybean yield by county. They report that extreme heat and drought reduced yields across the state, with only eight counties...
View ArticleSoybean Planting Behind Average
While still behind years past, soybean planting in southeast Iowa saw a lot of progress over the last few weeks. According to the USDA Crop & Weather Report 85 percent of this year’s soybeans have...
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