by Riley Smith | Dec 13, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Pork producers are great at telling their stories to each other, but the focus needs to be on the consumer. The National Pork Board recently invited a social media influencer and avid cook from Los Angeles to a farm to see how pigs are raised. Morgan Wonderly, NPB...
by Riley Smith | Dec 12, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Just as the cattle industry as a whole is always changing, the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association has also seen plenty of change this year. This includes the CEO position, where Bryan Whaley has stepped in and led the organization over the past year. Speaking at the annual...
by Riley Smith | Dec 12, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
We’ve been seeing high-performing export sales for several weeks now, but this week’s report brought some weaker numbers. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said both corn and soybeans were a little disappointing. While the number of flash sales has dropped off,...
by Riley Smith | Dec 11, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As Congress returns to D.C., it is now expected that they will pass another extension of the 2018 farm bill. This is a far cry from what the ag industry was wanting- and hoping for- earlier this year. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, during a...
by Riley Smith | Dec 11, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
If you haven’t done so already, time is running out to pick that perfect Christmas tree. Barbara H. Smith is a horticulture specialist with Clemson University Extension, and she said the tradition of decorating the modern tree goes back almost 200 years. Smith...
