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Demand for used agriculture equipment remains strong
The used agriculture equipment market continues to stay hot as farmers look for ways to save money in a time of tight margins. Mike Price is a territory sales manager with Purple Wave Auction and he says Purple Wave is placing an emphasis on used ag equipment right now. Price tells the Iowa Ag Radio Network that Purple Wave has tried to gain a bigger foothold in the used ag equipment market and is also responding to customer demand. Price explains how the Purple Wave Auction process works for...
Markets continue to grow for Plenish?
When we talked with Corteva?s Roger Theisen, last year, we got to hear about Plenish? soybeans and the oil products they can create from those beans. However, the major hurdle was growing the marketplace and the infrastructure to make it pay for farmers. Now, a year...
Loan hurdles and looming economy problems are extra hard on new farmers
Farmers and ag economists told the House Agriculture Committee that excessive FSA loan requirements, discrimination, and worsening economic problems are all making it harder to get into and stay in farming. Illinois farmer Adam Brown struggled despite FSA and Farm...
Republican lawmakers demand Biden relax import duties on fertilizer
Republican lawmakers demand the Biden administration waive import duties on fertilizer from Morocco and Trinidad and Tobago. The Biden administration has placed duties on fertilizer imports of phosphate fertilizer products from Morocco and is working on new duties on...
Drought and pests combining for extra stress on Iowa producers
At this time of year, we are finally entering one of the most crucial points of the growing season: pollination. However, this is also the time of year where weather and pests start to become even more of an issue. Channel Technical Agronomist Lauren Botine said that...
Many moving parts will influence beef demand for remainder of 2022
Times are challenging for beef cattle producers this year. Producers are finding themselves trapped a challenging environment with various headwinds impacting not only production, but profitability too.Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market...
Industry Productivity Data available thanks to Checkoff funds & Metafarms partnership
As U.S. pork producers are continuing to advance and improve their operational efficiencies and production practices, the proof is right there in the latest Pork Checkoff-funded Productivity Analysis Report.Director of animal science for the National Pork Board, Dr....
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South American Weather and Crop Update (4-4-23)
Most of Brazil will see rain soon as the weather continues to look favorable there. However, things are still poor in Argentina. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of the latest weather patterns in South America.McBride said harvest and...
Supply chain improving every day for ag equipment manufacturers
The global supply chain saw many disruptions in the last few years from the Covid pandemic, to raw material shortages, and a lack of labor. Nick Farfsing a marketing director with Fendt says that the supply chain disruptions of the past few years have made it...
WOTUS repeal highlights issues of new rule
The Senate recently followed action by the House of Representatives, approving a resolution to repeal the new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. Courtney Briggs, American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Government Affairs Director, said the action highlights how...
Secretary Naig invites students to enter 2023 choose Iowa calendar contest
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging school-age students to participate in the 2023 Choose Iowa Calendar Contest hosted by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Artwork submitted should feature at least one aspect of Iowa...
Getting ahead of the weed tipping point
Sometimes lessons must be learned the hard way. We are discovering that more and more when it comes to weed control in our fields. Sometimes we don?t fully understand the tools we are using, sometimes real-world results change as the species adapt. No matter what...
