by Riley Smith | Jan 12, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A controversial legal doctrine with wide-ranging impacts may come to an end soon. Travis Cushman, deputy general counsel for litigation and public policy with the American Farm Bureau, explained the premise of the Chevron Deference doctrine. “What it does is it...
by Riley Smith | Jan 11, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This week, Indigo Ag and Flagship Pioneering announced that Dean Banks will join Flagship Pioneering as CEO-Partner and CEO of Indigo Ag. Banks, who previously served as President and CEO of Tyson Foods, said he’s eager to increase Indigo Ag’s role as a leader in the...
by Riley Smith | Jan 11, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA released a quiet export sales report ahead of tomorrow’s WASDE report. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave a breakdown of the numbers. McBride said there was a flash sale to Mexico today, which is very surprising since they said they’d stop...
by Riley Smith | Jan 10, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Now that there’s snow on the ground, that means calving season will start anytime now, right? Jokes aside, calving season will be upon us before we know it. Preparing for the calving season is a critical aspect of beef cattle management. Dr. Brett Terhaar, beef...
by Riley Smith | Jan 10, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The 8th Circuit Court unanimously overruled a District Court and upheld Iowa’s 2019 and 2021 agriculture trespass laws as constitutional this week. After several organizations challenged the new law, the district court concluded that the intent requirement renders the...
