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Agronomic Tip of the Week: Glyphosate's Impact on Field Crop Production and Disease Development
Statements released in recent weeks by groups opposed to the use of genetically modified crops have claimed glyphosate use and Roundup Ready® technology will be disastrous and glyphosate has damaged crop production by decreasing nutrient availability to plants and increasing plant susceptibility to disease. Evidence to support these claims has neither been presented to nor evaluated by the scientific community.
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Legislative Report - Week 7
By Jill Altringer, ISA Contract Lobbyist
Last week was filled with subcommittee activity due to the first funnel week of session being moved up. The fate of some of the most controversial and socially divisive pieces of legislation hangs in the balance this week as Iowa lawmakers race to meet their self-imposed March 4 “funnel" deadline,
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Challenges and Opportunities Faced with the 2012 Farm Bill
Exclusive Web Seminar for ISA Members
Join us for this first in a series of web seminars offered as a benefit for ISA members only. On March 24, veteran farm policy reporter Sara Wyant will give a presentation on the key issues that will be discussed in the development of the 2012 farm bill.
For registration information, click here.
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Senate Ag Chair Discusses Overhauling Farm Bill
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow appears to be making a case for overhauling grain and cotton subsidies. Speaking at the USDA’s outlook conference, she called for focusing on "principles, not programs."
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More than 500 Attend Annual On-Farm Network® Conference
Attendees of the 2011 On-Farm Network® Conference were offered sessions on more than 20 different topics. Sessions drawing the largest crowds included discussion of growers’ environmental responsibilities by Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey, sessions on nitrogen management and those covering On-Farm Network studies.
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ISA Presents the On-Farm Network® at District Meetings
The Right Connections. The Right Tools. Right Now.
At ISA it is our goal to connect farmers with the tools you need to be successful. Please join us at a regional grower meeting with Dr. Tracy Blackmer and the On-Farm Network® team.
To learn more, click here.
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Biodiesel Bounces Back
Iowa's biodiesel plants are reopening and production is increasing. In December, the lame-duck Congress renewed the $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel. The renewal of the tax credit was a plus, but the real punch comes from the new mandate, which requires 800 million gallons this year and 1.2 billion gallons in 2012.
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Free Biodiesel Profitability Workshops
On- and off-road diesel users are invited to find out how biodiesel can make your operations more profitable. Hear how to take advantage of policies and programs behind the resurging biodiesel industry and be registered to win 300 gallons of Iowa B99 biodiesel.
To learn more, click here.
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Bye-bye, American Shipping Lines
Maersk Line, operator of the world’s biggest container fleet, has ordere, from a South Korean yard, 10 vessels bigger than aircraft carriers that will carry vast quantities of Chinese-made goods from Asia to Europe. The missing party is the U.S., the country that not only invented the container shipping line industry.
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ISA Kicks Off New Initiative for Membership
ISA has recently kicked off a new membership initiative with the theme, The Right Connections. Right Tools. Right Now. Winners from across Iowa will receive a rolling tool chest filled with a complete set of Craftsman Mechanics Tools and also be entered to win one of four $500 Craftsman Tool shopping sprees.
To learn more, click here.
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Deadline for Scholarship Applications Is March 15
ISA is looking for qualified candidates to apply for its agriculture scholarships. ISA will award as many as ten $1,500 scholarships to high school seniors pursuing a degree in an agriculture-related field. A Culinary Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to a student planning to pursue a career in food science and technology.
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