by Riley Smith | Feb 28, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
For the 2026 Renewable Fuel Standards, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was supposed to have finished its work by the start of November last year. That did not happen, even though the EPA is required by law to finalize Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes 14...
by Riley Smith | Feb 28, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins recently announced a blueprint intended to bring avian influenza under control. Bernt Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the current outbreak dates back almost three years. Many Americans are concerned about...
by Riley Smith | Feb 27, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We’ve been getting used to seeing some slightly lower export sales recently, but the markets did not react well upon seeing that again this week. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest export sales numbers from the USDA. A big part of the...
by Riley Smith | Feb 27, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
When it comes to choosing tires for farm implements, it’s important to have a tire that will help you get the job done while protecting your soil and crop yields. Bill Durivage, Firestone Ag tire expert, said choosing the right tires for your operation is very...
by Riley Smith | Feb 26, 2025 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Time is running out on the 30-day delay on the implementation of President Trump’s tariffs. The tariffs on Mexico and Canada are set to go into effect next week, and Canada has already announced plans for retaliation. Betty Resnick, an economist with the American Farm...