WASHINGTON ? Long-time political commentators Mike Murphy and Paul Begala have been scheduled to speak at the 21st annual National Ethanol Conference (NEC) Feb. 15?17, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans.Murphy and Begala will engage in a point-counterpoint...
The National Pork Board announced Tuesday Chris Hodges will leave his position as chief executive officer of the National Pork Board effective Dec. 31, 2015.The National Pork Board will discuss the search process for Hodges? replacement at its planned board meeting in...
by Ben NuelleTimes are tough for cotton farmers these days. Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee?s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to examine the current state of the U.S. cotton industry. Members heard from a variety...
by Ben NuelleThe Federal Aviation Administration introduces a user-friendly web-based process for owners to register Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and they?re waiving the fee the first 30 days.The FAA is waving the registration fee of $5 dollars from Dec. 21, 2015 to Jan...
by Ken RootReality of Farming is production of corn and soybeans is high and forecast to go higher. Without a weather problem we will remain awash in grain. What to do to make a profit? Produce at a lower cost. That is an individual solution, bad overall if it added...
A recently published corn patent application aims to use corn in industrial manufacturing.The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently published a patent application (U.S. 2015/0329449) from the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. Chris Weydert is with Iowa Corn Promotion...
With a few snow storms here and there the last few weeks, for the most part the start of winter in Iowa has been mild. When I moved to Des Moines about two months ago, I expected the temperatures for December to be well below today?s high of 56 degrees.State...
Farmers from across the country will travel to a new farmer conference in Bettendorf next Tuesday through Thursday.The first ever Farmer 2 Farmer Conference begins Tuesday at the Quad City Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf next week.The Farmers Business...
The grain chain will have to comply with a new food safety law in September 2016. The new law is called the Food Safety Modernization Act or FMSA. This law will help the Food and Drug Administration?s stop food safety problems before they occur rather than after.Erin...
U.S. ethanol exports in October totaled 70.1 million gallons (mg), up 16% over September levels, according to RFA analysis of government data released today. For the first time ever, China served as the top customer for U.S. ethanol, buying nearly half of all ethanol...
