by Riley Smith | Dec 18, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
There’s a little less optimism about the ag economy going into 2024 than heading into 2023, but the outlook for the year isn’t entirely gloomy. Instead, Iowa State University Professor Chad Hart said it may be a case of things returning to normal. “The idea is,...
by Riley Smith | Dec 15, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA) held its annual leadership summit in Altoona again this year to gather the state’s cattle industry leaders and reflect on the past year. The ICA saw a lot of change over the past year, and that includes new leadership. As a...
by Riley Smith | Dec 15, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The United Soybean Board (USB) engages in a number of infrastructure investments designed to keep U.S. soybean growers in a global leadership position while also benefiting transport of other commodities and agricultural inputs. USB Director Belinda Burrier said...
by Riley Smith | Dec 14, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This week’s export sales were neutral on the marketplace, but the sales were actually still very good for this time of year in the corn and wheat markets. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest export numbers from the USDA. McBride said...
by Riley Smith | Dec 14, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Despite cries against so-called “factory farming,” the Farms and Ranches at a Glance Report shows U.S. farming is still a family business. Betty Resnick, an American Farm Bureau Federation economist, said the report is a project of USDA’s Economic Research Service and...
