by Riley Smith | Oct 1, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Monsoon season will be starting soon in Brazil, which means they will finally get some much-needed rains. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the upcoming forecast in South America. The longer-term forecast is much the same. McBride added that...
by Riley Smith | Oct 1, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
With no new farm bill in place after the 2018 farm bill deadline passed, there are already impacts on U.S. farmers and ranchers. Sam Kieffer, vice president of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation, outlined some of the programs that went away. Keiffer...
by Riley Smith | Sep 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The grain markets were positioned for an impactful Quarterly Grain Stocks report, but what we got today was simply a neutral and slightly positive report. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the corn numbers were friendly to the marketplace. McBride said the...
by Riley Smith | Sep 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Longshoremen at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are set to strike when their current labor contract expires at midnight tonight. U.S. Meat Export Federation Vice President for Economic Analysis Erin Borror said a shutdown will have a significant economic impact...
by Riley Smith | Sep 27, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It’s officially fall now, and the temperatures have chosen to represent that. It’s been mostly cooler mornings and mild temperatures across the state. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said that the month of September as a whole has been slightly warmer...
