by Riley Smith | Feb 13, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As we approach the spring season, it’s important to make sure that your fields are ready to go for planting. That includes making sure you have nutrient application plans in place. Kent Klingbeil, lead agronomist with Advanced Agrilytics, said farmers who applied...
by Riley Smith | Feb 13, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
For the first time since 2020, the number of Americans with a will has declined, with only 32 percent of Americans having an estate plan in 2024- a six percent decline from last year. Having an estate plan for farmers and ranchers is especially important, as it...
by Riley Smith | Feb 12, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Led by a record-shattering performance in Mexico and broad-based growth in other markets, U.S. pork exports set a value record in 2023, according to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by USMEF. While 2023 beef exports were below the record totals posted the...
by Riley Smith | Feb 12, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A dairy checkoff partnership is putting hot chocolate milk into the hands of students during a pilot with a leading school foodservice company. National Dairy Council and Chartwells K12, which serves more than two million meals daily at 700 U.S. school districts, have...
by Riley Smith | Feb 9, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A lot of the buzz yesterday was focused on the February WASDE, but we saw the release of the weekly export sales as well. Now, the report didn’t contain any real market movers, but it’s still important to keep an eye on the export situation. Allendale commodity broker...