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John Deere updates repair tools under new EPA guidance
As planting season approaches, John Deere says new Environmental Protection Agency guidance is giving farmers more flexibility to keep equipment running during some of the most critical times of the year. The company says two recent EPA updates allow expanded self-repair capabilities through John Deere’s Operations Center PRO Service platform. The changes are designed to reduce downtime tied to emissions systems and Diesel Exhaust Fluid, or DEF, warnings that can otherwise limit machine...
Biofuel and farm groups say EPA proposed tailpipe rule favors EVs
Biofuel and farm groups say the Environmental Protection Agency, in its proposed tailpipe emission standards, is forcing automakers to produce more electric vehicles while ignoring the clean air benefits of biofuels.The groups argue EPA would create a de facto EV...
Wholesale egg prices tumble as egg supplies recover
Wholesale egg prices reached record highs in 2022 after avian flu resulted in significant reductions in egg-laying flocks, according to USDA?s Economic Research Service. Avian flu is a disease that spreads rapidly in birds and poultry and is often lethal. Cumulative...
Mississippi River is giving shippers whiplash
It?s been a year of ups and downs. Whether it has been market numbers, crop yield estimates, or demand for our goods, we have seen the ebbs and flows all year.Speaking of ebbs and flows, the Mississippi River has been seeing its own ups and downs this year. We started...
Secure Pork Supply: much more than a biosecurity plan
Started several years ago, the Secure Pork Supply plan, or SPS, is a voluntary program providing resources to pork producers to prepare for foreign animal diseases through traceability, biosecurity, and disease monitoring. Dr. Pam Zaabel, National Pork Board director...
Grassley introduces bill to curb USDA excess spending
United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is introducing a bill aimed at curbing spending by the USDA through the Commodity Credit Corporation that is not authorized by Congress.Grassley says that in recent years the Secretary of Agriculture has relied on excess...
South American Weather and Crop Update (7-11-23)
Dryness is continuing in South America, and it?s to the point where producers and analysts are raising drought concerns. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather conditions.McBride said corn harvest is slowly progressing still in...
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Korean consumer confidence in safety of U.S. beef reaches new heights
In 2008, Korean citizens protested the return of U.S. beef to the market following a 2003 finding of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Now, according to the latest consumer perception survey, a record 70% of Korean consumers say U.S. beef is safe, and nearly 70%...
Iowa Pork Producers Association welcomes new president Matt Gent
The Iowa Pork Producers Association holds its annual meeting each year during the week of pork congress in Des Moines as the president-elect moves into the role of president. At last week’s meeting Matt Gent succeeded Trish Cook as the new president of the IPPA, with...
Food price inflation subsided in 2023
USDA’s Economic Research Service says food-at-home prices increased by five percent in 2023, much lower than the growth rate in 2022 of 11 percent. However, that was still double the historical annual average growth rate from 2003 to 2022, which was 2.5 percent. All...
State Ag Directors agree a Farm Bill must be done this year
We have talked a lot about the Farm Bill, its extension, and its outdated data that is still the basis for food policy in the United States. We have talked in-depth about the gridlock facing the Farm Bill in Congress and how the American people are hanging in the...
Carbon markets can also benefit livestock producers
Carbon markets aren’t just for grain producers to take advantage of. Livestock producers can also utilize certain grazing practices to get some extra revenue from carbon market programs. Del Ficke of Graze Master talked about the opportunities that are available to...
