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5 days ago | 
kxel.com | Mark A. Magnuson
In a perfect world all corn plants would emerge simultaneously within the same window. Unfortunately, farmers operate in an imperfect world and ideal, even emergence is not a given. In a year with tight margins, AgriGold Agronomist Brett Leahr says that growers can use emergence to be more strategic with management decisions.
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6 days ago | 
kmaland.com | Mark A. Magnuson
In a perfect world all corn plants would emerge simultaneously within the same window. Unfortunately, farmers operate in an imperfect world and ideal, even emergence is not a given. In a year with tight margins, AgriGold Agronomist Brett Leahr says that growers can use emergence to be more strategic with management decisions.
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6 days ago | 
kxel.com | Mark A. Magnuson
The Waste to Worth Conference is a collaborative event focused on finding innovative and practical solutions for managing livestock waste. Marguerite Tan, director of environmental programs at the National Pork Board, says the conference will help to further the hog industry’s commitment to sustainable production.
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1 week ago | 
kmaland.com | Mark A. Magnuson
The Waste to Worth Conference is a collaborative event focused on finding innovative and practical solutions for managing livestock waste. Marguerite Tan, director of environmental programs at the National Pork Board, says the conference will help to further the hog industry’s commitment to sustainable production.
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1 week ago | 
iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com | Mark A. Magnuson
by Mark Magnuson | May 7, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News The operating expense ratio is a tool that farmers can utilize to determine the financial efficiency of their grain farms. Gerald Mashange, an agricultural economist at the University of Illinois, explains how the operating expense ratio is calculated.
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1 week ago | 
kmaland.com | Mark A. Magnuson
The operating expense ratio is a tool that farmers can utilize to determine the financial efficiency of their grain farms. Gerald Mashange, an agricultural economist at the University of Illinois, explains how the operating expense ratio is calculated.
https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2025/05/meshange-cut-1.mp3Mashange says that after compiling and analyzing 20 years’ worth of data, clear trends begin to emerge.
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1 week ago | 
iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com | Mark A. Magnuson
by Mark Magnuson | May 6, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News April delivered on its promise of April showers and helped to shrink drought coverage across the nation with much needed rainfall. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the latest U.S. Drought Monitor looks much improved to begin May.
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1 week ago | 
kxel.com | Mark A. Magnuson
April delivered on its promise of April showers and helped to shrink drought coverage across the nation with much needed rainfall. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the latest U.S. Drought Monitor looks much improved to begin May. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2025/05/drought1.mp3Rippey says that last fall’s peak drought coverage topped out at over 54% for the United States.
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1 week ago | 
kmaland.com | Mark A. Magnuson
April delivered on its promise of April showers and helped to shrink drought coverage across the nation with much needed rainfall. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the latest U.S. Drought Monitor looks much improved to begin May.
https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2025/05/drought1.mp3Rippey says that last fall’s peak drought coverage topped out at over 54% for the United States.
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1 week ago | 
kxel.com | Mark A. Magnuson
USDA Undersecretary for Trade nominee Luke Lindberg says the United States ag sector is facing too many unfair trade barriers in world trade. Lindberg told Senate Ag lawmakers at his recent confirmation hearing that the U.S. for too long has let other nations “rig” farm trade against American producers. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2025/05/lindberg-cut-1.mp3Lindberg says one of the biggest offenders in a laundry list of comments submitted to USTR, is the European Union.
