The DEKALB and Asgrow brands are launching 43 new products for the 2026 crop year designed to help farmers better manage disease and weed pressure. In this Managing for Profit, Asgrow Brand Manager, Brittany Eubank, and DEKALB Brand Manager, Jamie Horton, discuss the new trait lineups. 

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The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says carbon pipeline legislation has been a big focus of the 2026 Iowa Legislative Session. Monte Shaw, a supporter of carbon capture and sequestration, says a bill in the Iowa House would restrict the tools ethanol producers need to compete in emerging markets. “There are competing […]

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An analyst for a specialty crop organization says high input costs and low farm gate prices are not just a problem for row crop producers.   Christopher Gerlach with the U.S. Apple Association tells Brownfield apple producers are feeling the pressure. “So, for the last couple of years in a row, we’ve had prices paid […]

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A member of the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s executive committee says he’s optimistic about the future of U.S. beef and pork exports. Matt Schuiteman tells Brownfield, “We’re in a cycle of profitability right now for both of those species. But you can see quickly that if we didn’t have overseas markets, the profitability wouldn’t be there.” He […]

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