by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 16, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst met with local and state Ag leaders near Cedar Rapids to hear about their concerns and challenges with the current economic situation in agriculture. A lot of the concern was centered around input costs, mainly fertilizers.Senator...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 16, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The latest WASDE report was released last week to muted responses. The markets are more interested in the USDA Acreage Report coming on June 30th. This will set the stage for how the summer months could go in Chicago. Some call it the biggest report of the entire...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 15, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
World Pork Expo was a time in which pork producers got together from all over the globe to talk about many subjects impacting the industry. One of those is Foreign Animal Diseases (FAD). This is a topic that goes beyond the pork industry and affects all animal...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 15, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week at the World Pork Expo, the festivities were kicked off by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) kicking off a new logo and website for the organization. While the support pork producers have come to expect will stay the same, there is just a new way of...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 14, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We came off a strong year of pork exports in 2021. It was the second-largest year on record for shipments of our products around the globe. But this year, things are off to a slower start. China has its herds back up around pre-COVID levels, and they are also facing...
