by Mark Magnuson | May 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The United States Department of Agriculture recently released its new forecast for agricultural trade for the year 2024. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer says the forecast for exports shows a downward trend compared to last year. The report calls for import numbers to...
by Mark Magnuson | May 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
While the debate continues in Washington D.C. over whether the Biden administration should be doing more to create new trade opportunities, one fact remains. It’s no secret in U.S. agriculture how valuable trade is to multiple sectors. Daniel Whitley, administrator of...
by Mark Magnuson | May 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Sioux County, Iowa. The affected site...
by Mark Magnuson | May 28, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A recent report by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service studied whether incorporating cover crops into livestock systems is more profitable than livestock operations that do not use cover crops. Maria Bowman, research ag economist with...
by Mark Magnuson | May 27, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Frequent heavy rains in May have created replant concerns for many Iowa growers. What does this mean for the growing season in Iowa and how might agronomic concerns early in the growing cycle factor into the ag marketplace? Matt Bennett, co-founder of AgMarket.Net,...
