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Iowa's fertile soil makes the production of grain, particularly, corn a central part of the state's economy. Hay and oats are also major crops. Corn grown in Iowa is used to feed livestock, making cattle and pig production another important element of the economy. In 1997, Iowa led the ...
Grass-fed beef comes from cattle that have been raised on a diet of grass and forage. This label is only for cattle that have not been fed grain. Grass fed beef is leaner and has a different flavor compared to grain fed beef.
Feeling oppressed by the currency system, corporations, and high railroad and grain-storage rates, many of Iowa's farmers supported, along with other farmers of the West, the Granger movement, the Greenback party, and the Populist party. The reform movements had some success in the state. ...
Stutsman’s strength is in our diversity. Our 300+ employees have extensive experience in feed ingredient distribution, agronomy products and services, manure handling equipment, transportation, logistics, precision & application equipment, wholesale hose and valve products, and grain handling equipment. ...
Historically, the state was rife with agricultural branches handling everything from grain and corn to beans and animal feed. Iowa then, as now defines the Heartland. Thousands of miles of tracks were laid down to serve the state's thousands of farms. In fact, too much trackage was laid ...
Another farmer described the long-term effect of post-traumatic emotional dysregulation following his fall from a grain bin: And I find that after this fall, that some of the darnedest things would just get me all choked up. And I thought that maybe as years went on by that would subside...
Our cattle are outside in fields, never eat grain, and move across the land like a herd. They never receive antibiotics, hormones, or insecticides. The chickens are mobile pastured, moved daily. Our open-air mobile hoop house protects them from predators and gives them the shelter and dayli...
The majority of Iowa's harvests feed cattle and hogs, which in turn feed people—a less-than-sustainable practice, as I documented inThe Cost of Beefback in 2017. Wind farms A third category of high-rise structure now vies for attention with water towers and grain elevators: wind turbines....
dollar and increased shipping costs, domestic demand may expand because the major bulk of grain is used as livestock feed, and livestock numbers are on the rise. On the livestock side, data indicates that the national beef cow herd remains stable while pork inventories appear to be more than ...