Iowa Corn News
From checkoff efforts to legislative happenings to association news, stay up to date and in the know on all things Iowa Corn.
This Stewardship Advocate describes a CI calculator recently developed by ISU Extension and Outreach that is posted on the ISU Ag Decision Maker website here. The calculator is meant for informational and educational purposes only and produces estimates of CI scores.
In August 2024's Ears in Washington, Brooke Appleton discusses the current efforts in D.C. to move along the Farm Bill despite slow federal pace.
Check out the latest issue of Warm Welcomes from the Farm to find corn-inspired recipes and enter to win our giveaway.
In July 2024's Ears in Washington, Brooke Appleton discusses the NCGA's focus on continuing the movement of farm bill.
In this month's edition of Stewardship Advocate the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, Iowa Soybean Association, and the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance are leading a statewide push toward a national cover crop goal of 30 million acres.
In this issue we're highlighting the U.S. Meat Export Federation efforts around the world, opportunities with the Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team, our investment in the new Vet Diagnostic Lab, recognize our local farmer leaders and more.
In June 2024's Ears in Washington Brooke Appleton discusses the forward movement on the Farm Bill.
This month’s Stewardship Advocate is partially adapted from an article from the Illinois Corn Growers Association entitled “A Farmer’s Guide to the GREET model”. Recently, there has been a lot of information and confusion about the GREET model, especially as it relates to tax credits like 45Z and 40B.
This month’s Stewardship Advocate features denitrifying bioreactors, a relatively new edge-of-field water treatment technology used to reduce nitrate-nitrogen in tile water coming from crop fields. Bioreactors are below-ground chambers, where tile water mixes with a high-carbon material like woodchips in a low-oxygen environment. Naturally occurring microorganisms on the wood chips consume the nitrates in the water and release it as nitrogen gas. The average bioreactor can handle up to 100 acres of upstream tile drained land. Installed bioreactors have shown up to a 54% nitrate load reduction, with an average nitrate removal of 43%.
Check out the latest issue of Warm Welcomes from the Farm to find corn-inspired recipes and enter to win our giveaway.