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Equipment market finding stability after volatile swings
After several years of dramatic highs and lows, the farm equipment market may finally be starting to stabilize. Corey Nordhausen with AgDirect says it doesn’t take much of a look back to see just how quickly conditions changed. That surge in demand created tight supplies across the countryside, but it didn’t last forever. As the market corrected and inventory worked its way back through the system, many began to wonder where things would ultimately settle. Nordhausen says now, the market is...
South American Weather and Crop Update (1-31-23)
Argentina dried out a bit over the weekend, causing some strength in the U.S. grain markets. Later forecasts, however, show rain returning to the area. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather patterns for Brazil and...
Increasing livestock profitability through optimized feed plans
Producers are always searching for ways to raise livestock more efficiently and profitably.Dr. Jim Smith a senior technical swine nutritionist with Kent Feeds, recently spoke at the Iowa Pork Congress revealing the results of a recent study with an optimized feed plan...
NCGA prioritizing crop insurance funds in next Farm Bill
As lawmakers in Washington focus on the debt ceiling and federal spending, there are concerns about the direction and funding for this year?s new federal farm bill, as the current farm bill is set expire in late September. Bradley Schad, CEO of Missouri Corn ? which...
Reynolds joins 24 governors in joint letter opposing revised WOTUS definition
Yesterday, Gov. Reynolds and 24 other governors sent a joint letter to President Joe Biden voicing their opposition to a new rule regarding the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the revised definition of Water of the United States (WOTUS).?The WOTUS definition has been under...
Midwest Dairy has a new focus in the new year
As we are now one month down in 2023, we are gearing up for another great growing season. However, livestock knows no season, and organizations and producers use the flip of the yearly calendar to renew their commitments to the various industries for which our animals...
Using ?goatscaping? for brush management
Brush management can be a difficult and somewhat dangerous job for landowners, especially if that land is uneven. It also requires a lot of inputs like herbicides, which can also cause weeds to become resistant and make the problem even worse. You?d think that grazing...
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Ag industry leaders examine markets in Korea and Japan
A team of about 20 representatives of the beef, pork, corn, and soybean industries traveled to South Korea and Japan last week with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Heartland team to examine how checkoff dollars are being used to promote U.S. beef and pork in...
Founders of Hidden Falls LLC receive PFI’s 2023 Farmland Owner Legacy Award
Practical Farmers of Iowa has awarded the 2023 Farmland Owner Legacy Award to the founding members of Hidden Falls LLC, for their efforts to create land access for beginning farmers while protecting ecologically sensitive land. The award was presented on Sunday, Sept....
Iowa meat has never been better
It's never been better- the taste and quality of Iowa's homegrown beef products and the job being done by our wonderful independent cattle producers. The strides we are seeing on Iowa’s cattle farms are not by accident though as the groundwork has been laid for a lot...
Farmers face higher diesel prices for harvest
Input costs are limiting the profits for farmers when you compare them against the higher grain prices we have been enjoying. When these prices were increasing a few years ago, farmers knew that the high-profit margins were going to be short-lived. Many farmers we...
Encouraging conversations on carbon pipelines
Conversations about the pros and cons of carbon capture pipelines and other carbon technologies are very much ongoing, and many of those conversations have a lot of emotion involved. Joe Heinrich, executive director of the Smart Carbon Network, said there are...
