Soybeans are amazing little seeds. We can do so much with them. Whether it is for feeding humans and animals, fueling our cars, being part of the rubber in tires and shoes, or sealing the road surfaces we drive on; that little bean is everywhere and is an essential...
Another mostly friendly report from the USDA, this time from the U.S. Export Sales Report. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said that the old crop numbers were good, and the new crop numbers were at least mediocre. Flash sales were also fairly active,...
U.S. farm exports and imports are slowing based on USDA’s latest projections. The final figures aren’t in yet for the fiscal year that ended last month, but USDA Economist Bart Kenner says farm exports will likely be down. Kenner says U.S. exports have some ground to...
Iowa Corn is proud to announce the students selected to participate in the 2023 - 2024 school year’s Collegiate Advisory Team (CAT) program, which focuses on increasing college students’ understanding of the corn industry. During the one-year program, students will...
A prolonged impact from low river levels is being felt by Iowa farmers as it related to lower cash basis levels. Certainly seeing rainfall which will help but it’s going to take a lot as most is currently sinking in. Matt Miles is a fourth-generation row-crop farmer...
If you have read this headline, and are wondering if I am going to be bashing the Weekly Drought Monitor, that answer is a resounding no. The drought monitor is still very accurate information that gives a snapshot of how we are doing with ground moisture and weighing...
Going into this month’s WASDE report, there wasn’t a lot of volatility in the grain markets. However, after today’s friendly numbers came in, the markets reacted accordingly, with soybeans leading the way up. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said it’s nice to...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial flock in South Dakota, the first this fall and of course as consumers we think about possible egg shortages. For producers, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig encouraging “everyone to...
August pork exports totaled 226,519 metric tons. Led by Mexico and its record pace of imports. Kelli Wicks, manager of international market development with the National Pork Board, compared the five-year and three-year averages for value of U.S. pork. Wicks says that...
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has formed a partnership with Wright County and the Wright County Soil and Water Conservation District to launch the first phase of the Boone River...
