Nationwide, corn planting reached 12% complete and soybean planting reached 8% as of Sunday, April 21, both slightly ahead of the five-year averages. Winter wheat conditions were rated 50% good to excellent, down 5 points from the previous week.
Environmental groups filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asking the agency to take steps to reduce nitrate pollution in drinking water in northeast Iowa.
Iowa farmers oppose Netherlands-based Orascom Constructions Industries (OCI) selling a seven-year-old fertilizer plant on the Mississippi River near Wever, Iowa, in the state's southeast corner.
Week of April 21 we'll kick off the 2024 installment of our popular View From the Cab series, and initiate a new series on land trends. We'll also track the latest round of spring rain systems moving across the country.
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Nationwide, corn planting reached 12% complete and soybean planting
reached 8% as of Sunday, April 21, both slightly ahead of the five-year
averages. Winter wheat conditions were rated 50% good to excellent, down 5
points from the previous week.
BUSDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
Iowa farmers oppose Netherlands-based Orascom Constructions Industries
(OCI) selling a seven-year-old fertilizer plant on the Mississippi River near
Wever, Iowa, in the state's southeast corner.
:^Iowa Fertilizer Plant Sale Opposed
It's been a struggle for ships trying to move through the Panama Canal
since early 2023 due to low water issues from drought. Some good news came on
April 15 when the Panama Canal Authority announced an increase in booking slots
in the Panamax locks beginning May 16, 2024.
BCash Market Moves
The Asian longhorned tick has been found as the source of spreading
Theileria orientalis in cattle herds in nine states, making these animals
lifetime carriers of the disease.
@^Cattle Disease Spread by Ticks
Environmental groups filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, asking the agency to take steps to reduce nitrate pollution
in drinking water in northeast Iowa.
4^Groups Want EPA NE Iowa Nitrates Fix