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...
by Riley Smith | Nov 9, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Not much was expected from this month’s WASDE report, but those are seemingly always the times when we get some of the biggest surprises. Instead of waiting for the January report, the USDA raised yields for both corn and soybeans today. Allendale commodity broker...
by Riley Smith | Nov 8, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) is looking to financially support farmers who are seeding cover crops this fall. In 2022 alone, PFI paid over 1,100 farmers over $3.1 million total to seed cover crops. Morgan Jennings, PFI’s field crops viability coordinator, said the...
by Riley Smith | Nov 7, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Some nice weekend rains helped to alleviate some of the drought pressure in South America. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the current weather patterns in Brazil and Argentina. However, McBride said they don’t have as much faith in the...
by Riley Smith | Nov 6, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Demand for U.S. red meat in Mexico has been outstanding in 2023, with pork exports on a record pace and demand for beef reaching its highest level in several years. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has capitalized by aggressively promoting a wide range of pork...
