by Riley Smith | Nov 16, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As a celebration of its 25th anniversary this year, Sinclair Tractor hosted a daylong appreciation event, where employees, customers, suppliers, and friends donated to raise $600,000 to support area food banks, including the Food Bank of Iowa. Sinclair Tractor CEO Bob...
by Riley Smith | Nov 15, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
With a new Speaker of the House, there’s been yet another crinkle added to the potential passage of a new farm bill. Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra said they’ve been working hard to get Speaker Mike Johnson up to date on what all needs to happen in the next farm...
by Riley Smith | Nov 14, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It’s a tale of two countries right now in South America. Brazil is too dry for planting, and Argentina is too wet. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the current weather patterns. In the longer-term forecasts, both countries are expected to get...
by Riley Smith | Nov 13, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Membership of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) elected Randy Spronk, a pork and grain producer from Edgerton, MN, as their chair at the USMEF Strategic Planning Conference. A past president of National Pork Producers Council and Minnesota Pork Producers...
by Riley Smith | Nov 10, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Recently, Fareway and the Iowa Farm Bureau teamed up to donate over 57,000 pounds of ground meat to Iowa food banks as part of the Food Bank of Iowa’s “Meat the Need” campaign. From October 30th to November 4th, one pound of lean protein was donated to local food...
