BASF Crop Protection recently received a couple of new registrations. Stamina® F3 HL fungicide seed treatment has received EPA registration for commercial seed treatment use on wheat and barley. Stamina F3 HL is applied at the rate of 1 oz. per 100 lbs. of seed and contains no color, allowing seed-treating companies the ability to add their own color. Available …
The Fields Are Aglow With Fire
About a month ago, we were on our way to Lincoln when I looked out the car window to see the skies filled with smoke and the fields aglow with fire. It’s a farming practice I see every once-in-a-while…controlled burning. Controlled burning is used in agriculture as a part of field preparation for planting or as a management practice used …
SFMid Brings Together Successful Farming and Farm Market iD
SFMiD Data Solutions is a partnership between Successful Farming and Farm Market iD and was announced this morning. Between the two companies they are now offering the “most comprehensive agricultural and rural lifestyle database in the industry.” The combined data solution will offer unsurpassed options for multi‐sourced farm and rural lifestyle data. In addition, SFMiDTM will offer customized solutions to …
Zimfo Bytes
The deadline for submitting your entries into the Best of NAMA competition is Friday, Oct. 8 by 5 p.m. Central time. The U.S. Grains Council is pleased to announce Rebecca Bratter accepted the position of director of development. Bratter will aid the Council in developing strategies and managing programs to obtain market access and foster sales of U.S. grain and …
And the Winner Is…Iowa
Ok. So it has come as no surprise to most people that Iowa has won the Grid Iron game…this year anyway. The final score was Iowa 35, Iowa State 7. Earlier today, I asked many of the Iowa corn growers who would win the game and I must admit, the majority picked Iowa. But the real winners today are the …
ICGA CEO Craig Floss Interviews Captain Cornelius
For us Iowa State fans, this has been a tough game to watch. But hey – we are playing the #9 ranked team in the country and this is an ISU re-building year with a new coach, Paul Rhoads. In case you are following the Iowa State versus Iowa football game via this site, the score is now Iowa 35, …
The Iowa Football Player Experience
Last night during the Iowa Corn Growers Association VIP reception at Kinnick Stadium, attendees had the special privilege to hear from former University of Iowa football player Lew Montgomery. Nearly 20 years ago, Waterloo, Iowa native Montgomery was on the 1991 Rose Bowl team, an experience he said he would never forget. Montgomery is no stranger to farming. He grew …
Kickoff!
I arrived in Iowa City last night to some wet and dreary conditions. But new Iowa Corn Growers President, Dean Taylor, promised that not only are Iowa corn farmers experts at growing our food, they are also experts at moving out the rain and bringing in blue skies when needed. Well, I’ll be, but Taylor was exactly right! It is …
It’s Game Day in Iowa!
It’s game day! The Iowa State versus Iowa football game is on for this afternoon and thousands will be watching as Iowa State tries to defeat #9 ranked Iowa. Last night, the Iowa Corn Growers were treated to an inside look at football. As part of that experience, the University of Iowa cheerleaders stormed into the room leading cheers to …
Iowa Corn Growers Excited for Game Day
The rain couldn’t dampen spirits as nearly 100 VIP Iowa Corn growers had the opportunity of a lifetime to experience football weekend from the inside of University of Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium. The Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board held a VIP reception on the media floor of University of Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium where they learned about …