The best time of the year. The greatest summertime event. Or, as it?s referred to as this year, the best days ever. No matter what you call it, nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair. At this point, we are less than a month away from the start of the state fair, and...
The American Farm Bureau Federation led the creation of Farm Bill for America?s Families, a campaign to highlight the broad reach of the farm bill. AFBF President Zippy Duvall says the high-level campaign includes several messages to Congress.?We want to see a 2023...
Between Prop 12 compliance requirements, labor issues, and the constant threat of foreign animal disease there is a lot weighing on the minds of Iowa?s hog producers.Terry Wolters is a former president and current board member of the National Pork Producers Council....
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to lower the cost of complying with biofuel-blending mandates. Reuters says legislation was introduced that would direct the White House to let oil refiners purchase compliance credits (RINs) for biofuel blending laws at a lower...
This year, like many years prior, has been throwing curveballs. We are seeing dry conditions suddenly becoming wet, and crops that were under stress now suddenly growing to their potential. It has got farmers scratching their heads and thinking about if they need to...
In response to government overreach from Proposition 12, Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson and Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn have introduced the bicameral Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. At its core, the movement surrounding Prop 12 seeks to limit...
Following yesterday?s interesting WASDE report, this week?s export sales were actually pretty friendly. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.McBride said there were also some flash sales this week, and...
The former head of the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association Don Schiefelbein says the Biden Administration is ?missing in action? on trade.Schiefelbein told Ways and Means lawmakers at a field hearing on his Minnesota farm, that he couldn?t get U.S. beef at a...
It has been no secret since the Biden Administration took control in Washington, they have been working to enact regulations and laws to incentivize what many would consider to be the ?green agenda.? While many agree that trying to better the environment is a noble...
Total farm tractor unit sales in the U.S. turned positive for the first time in 2023, led by continued strength in large tractors and combines. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers reported Wednesday gains in the U.S. market were led by 100-plus horsepower...
