by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 8, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
At the World Pork Expo, we are talking to many people about the pork industry. While Prop 12 and the market climate are very much top of mind, many organizations are reminding producers that we cannot take our foot off the gas in foreign animal disease prevention. The...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 7, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It?s nice to be thinking of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) as an afterthought right now. It has been almost three months since our last confirmed case. We all know that this outbreak lasted longer than the previous outbreak in 2015. There were also more...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 6, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We are now in the first full week of June, and from the looks of things, planting is all but wrapped up in the state of Iowa. The latest weekly crop progress report had this to say.?Farmers were still planting some corn and soybeans this week, however nearly all...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 5, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
After Friday?s explosion in grain prices, you might be feeling pretty good about your chances to increase some profit margins with this year?s crop. While we all know that no yield is official until it is in the bin, no price forecast is official until all the...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 2, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Next week, the World Pork Expo will be held in Des Moines. As producers from across the country and around the world descend on the Iowa State Fairgrounds, California?s Prop 12 victory in the Supreme Court will likely be a hot topic over the three days.Iowa is the...