by Riley Smith | Apr 12, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The bipartisan Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act, or A-PLUS Act, got introduced into the House last week.The U.S. Cattlemen?s Association said it?s a long-overdue idea that will help spur more processing capacity in the U.S. if it gets...
by Riley Smith | Apr 12, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Things are cooling off in South America right now. Brazil?s forecast looks very supportive, and, while Argentina is going to be a little dry, things could be a lot worse down there. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said that there shouldn?t really be any major...
by Riley Smith | Apr 12, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
President Biden?s bipartisan infrastructure law has the chance to bring Americans universal high-speed internet, according to infrastructure bill coordinator Mitch Landrieu. During a press conference on Monday, Landrieu said high-speed internet will be getting a very...
by Riley Smith | Apr 12, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The National Corn Growers Association is calling its National Research Ambassador Program a success. Jason Lewis, chair of the Sustainable Ag Research team for NCGA, says the ambassador program?s inaugural year went very well.?The purpose of it is to build a network...
by Riley Smith | Apr 11, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The United Nation?s Food and Agriculture Organization says its Food Price Index set a record in March. The index averaged 159.3 points, up almost 18 points from February.The 12 percent jump in the index during March sent it to the highest level since the index began...