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Agronomic tip of the week: Managing white mold
by Alison Robertson, ISU Plant Pathologist
The cool, wet conditions this past growing season were favorable for a number of soybean diseases including white mold. Management of the disease requires an integrated set of practices based on an understanding of the disease cycle.
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Iowa ag sec focuses on budget issues
Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says his focus for the upcoming legislative session, which starts next week, will be almost entirely focused on the budget.
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Iowans participate in Asian trade mission
Sheila Hebenstreit and Wayne Fredericks from Iowa were among the delegation led by AGP to the Philippines to meet with soybean customers and host a customer appreciation event. The group also participated in the first AGP/farmer trade mission to Malaysia.
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Grassley among senators vowing aid for biodiesel
Hoping to reassure beleaguered biodiesel producers, leaders of a key Senate committee, including Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, have pledged to resurrect the federal subsidy for the fuel additive early this year. The $1-a-gallon tax credit expired Dec. 31 after the Senate failed to agree on an extension.
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Iowa farmland prices dip for first time in decade
For the first time in a decade, Iowa's farmland lost value last year. The Waterloo Courier reports that 62 percent of the 457 real estate brokers and ag lenders who participated in ISU Extension's annual farmland value survey reported a decrease in sales this year.
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Matt Danner is 2010 ASA/DuPont Young Leader
ISA is pleased to announce that Matt Danner of Carroll, Iowa, is a 2010 American Soybean Association (ASA)/Pioneer Young Leader. He was chosen to represent Iowa in a program involving producer participants from 23 other states and Canada.
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On-Farm Network® Conference scheduled for February 23
The annual ISA On-Farm Network® Conference will be held on Feb. 23. Newer topics offered this year will include results and discussions of: sulfur trials, plant population, nitrification inhibitors, crop sensors and anhydrous ammonia sidedressing trials.
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Plan to attend ISU Crop Advantage session
ISA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2010 Iowa State University (ISU) Crop Advantage Series, one of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ (CALS) premier grower education programs. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Erin Hodgson, ISU extension entomologist who will discuss soybean aphids.
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2010 EQIP applications due January 29
Nearly $18 million in financial assistance is available to Iowa agricultural producers to apply conservation practices on their farms through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). To be considered for the first round of funding selections, farmers must apply at local USDA-NRCS offices by Jan. 29.
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Iowa farmers can extend community support through Monsanto award program
Iowa farmers can apply for a $2,500 award from Monsanto to help a non-profit organization that’s important to them and their community.
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Special SoyLube offer for ISA members
From now until Jan. 31, Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing (ELM), an Iowa-based company, is making a special half-price offer to ISA members on its line of soy-based lubricants and greases.
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