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...
Senate Ag Committee member United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) thinks 2024 could be a turbulent year ahead for the farm and spending bills. In 2023 Senator Chuck Grassley accurately predicted the one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill, and now he says that...
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...
It is bad enough when our shipping is affected by natural occurrences like drought in the Mississippi River and the Panama Canal. It puts a big obstacle in the shipping lanes and increases costs and shipping times. But when the problems are manmade, it becomes an even...
Today the American Carbon Alliance (ACA) announced that Ringneck Energy has joined as a member of the ACA. Ringneck Energy is located in Onida, South Dakota, and has been in operation since 2018. They have partnered with Summit Carbon Solutions, and their plant is...
There are still some dry areas in Brazil, but, for the most part, there’s been a healthy amount of rain for the region. However, there are now concerns that the rain could actually start to impact harvest progress. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an...
The 2024 Case IH tractor lineup delivers more purposeful design, technology, and performance. This year’s lineup includes the company’s most powerful tractor ever – the Steiger 715 Quadtrac. Fran Rosenquist, a farmer from Atwater, Minnesota, said the 715’s power and...
A deal for overall spending in 2024 has improved the outlook of avoiding the first of two government shutdown deadlines, with individual spending for the USDA and other key departments still to be completed. The deal largely gives Democrats the domestic and defense...
USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor will lead an agribusiness trade mission to India from April 22-25. USDA is now accepting applications from U.S. exporters who wish to join the trade delegation. “There is no larger untapped...
Many family farms are not structured the same as they used to be. It used to just be enough to say you owned the land, the assets, and the livestock. However, we have come to learn that to relieve the tax burden and also to keep the family farm safe as a separate...
