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NCBA starts at the grassroots
Buck Wehrbein is the outgoing president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Wehrbein tells the Iowa Ag Radio Network that his year as president in 2025 went by in a flash. He says profitability for producers is in a great spot and is hopeful that the current trend can continue. Wehrbein says that NCBA is an organization that works from the ground level up. That was Buck Wehrbein, the outgoing president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
Senator Ernst talks about Next Generation Fuels Act
As we look to the future of environmental fuel options, biofuels still are very much a part of that conversation. The Biden Administration is still pushing for electric vehicles, but they are still a little way off. Biofuels are an option that we have right now. While...
The key to efficiency and productivity in your crops
Plant health is continuously changing. But while the definition for plant health is never the same, the core of it stays the same?it?s about having that more cost-effective and rewarding harvest.Technical Product Lead for Row Crop Fungicides at Syngenta Crop...
U.S. Export Sales Report (7-28-22)
This week?s report was neutral- in no part due to the old crop bean sales, where we once again saw net cancellations. However, new crop bean sales made an effort to pick up the slack with some excellent sales this week. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided...
S. Dakota Senator aims at SEC-proposed emission rule
The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) is trying to impose a rule in which all companies that work through SEC trading have to have an emissions paper trail when it comes to their products. This means farmers would have to keep track of things like carbon and...
Soybean Checkoff leaders approve investments to increase demand
The farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board recently finished their summer board meeting in Michigan and approved a budget of $123 million for program work beginning in October. They set investments in research, education, and promotion to add value to U.S....
Iowa Farm Bureau sends group to D.C.
We all know that rural areas of the country make up a small percentage of the representation in Congress. Therefore, it is necessary to have Ag groups get in front of lawmakers to talk about the issues facing agriculture and help them understand how their policies are...
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Celebration of Ag Dinner celebrates 35th anniversary
Last month ended off with the Celebration of Ag Dinner in Cedar Rapids, where producers from all over eastern Iowa gathered in the name of agriculture. This year was a special one as well, since 2023 marks the 35th anniversary of the event. One of the original...
Senator Grassley in Iowa to hear farm bill priorities from farmers
United States Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) were in their home state of Iowa on Wednesday to host the ranking member of the senate ag committee Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and hear farmer?s priorities for the farm bill.Senator Grassley has been...
NPB names first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer
The National Pork Board has named Jamie Burr as the organization?s first Chief Sustainability Officer, holding a position to link between producers, supply chains partners, investors, and consumers. CEO Bill Even said Burr is no stranger to the industry, growing up on...
Injunction against WOTUS implementation granted for Iowa
Yesterday, The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota granted a preliminary injunction, stopping the Biden Administration?s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule for Iowa and 23 other states.In its decision, the court cited terminology in...
Iowa House passes bill restricting drone surveillance of livestock facilities
The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill that restricts drone surveillance of livestock facilities without permission from the property owner. If House File 572 becomes law, remotely piloted aircraft couldn?t fly within 400 feet of homesteads or other areas...
