by Dustin Hoffmann | May 10, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The recently released data from March?s pork exports is showing the best numbers so far for this year. In fact, it was just short of the record in March of 2021. This has been achieved with higher costs of pork products. This is no small hurdle to overcome, that is...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 10, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, Commodity Classic 2022, News
We have been discussing opportunities in conservation farming and carbon-smart practices for quite some time. Many farmers are looking at what their options are for this growing season and beyond. Some of you may be getting the ball rolling this year for the first...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 9, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa doesn?t need to be reminded about High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), they know the amount of damage it can cause and how much it has caused so far this year.Also being the top pork producing state, African Swine Fever (ASF) is high on our list of...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 9, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The kickoff to the 2022 season at the downtown Des Moines farmers market was this past Saturday. Des Moines, of course, is one of many farmers’ markets that you can visit throughout the state of Iowa. But it’s also one of the best-known ones across the...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 9, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association called last month ?an April to remember.? We saw great strides made for biofuels, in-state, and across the nation. Last month President Biden visited Menlo, IA to announce an emergency order allowing E15 sales to be sold this...
