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Dairy producers in Iowa reminded to obtain 2026 dairy margin coverage by February 26
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup began Jan. 12 and the deadline to enroll is Feb. 26, 2026. “We encourage producers to join the 175 dairy operations in Iowa that have already signed up for this important safety net program in advance of the deadline,” said USDA Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive...
AgView platform organizing pork producers against FAD outbreaks
National Pork Board Chief Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven is working to build producer participation in AgView, a foreign animal disease contact-tracing platform that?s funded by the Pork Checkoff. He said his team has seen a large increase in usage throughout the...
Northwest Iowa crop update
We all know that Iowa is known for the bipolar weather and how it differs from town to town. So as the growing season for corn and soybeans is really kicking off for the state of Iowa, we are starting to see a difference in conditions from not only county to county,...
U.S. Export Sales Report (6-24-22)
This is not the time of year for crazy export sales, and, once again, this week?s report reflected that. Old crop corn performed pretty well, but, otherwise, there wasn?t much to write home about. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride noted that soybean sales...
USTR Tai says tariffs on fertilizer aren?t her responsibility
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, the country?s top trade ambassador came before the Senate to answer questions on matters of how we are handling our trade policies.Kansas Senator Jerry Moran asked Ambassador Tai what she planned to do to help alleviate the...
USDA designates three Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used...
Roundtable? More like ?Runaround Table?
This week the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers are wrapping up a series of roundtable discussions with stakeholders in the debate over the return of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. This rule was first instated in the Obama...
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New Fendt tractor brings flexibility to farmers
The Fendt 200 Vario series tractor was introduced to North America in early 2023 and brings more options to farmers and their operations. David Soliday a senior marketing manager for Fendt tractors says that the 200 series offers a lot of versatility for farmers.The...
U.S. Export Sales Report (3-17-23)
Export sales are starting to look better with the latest report. Total sales are still down, but things are starting to improve. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an analysis of this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.McBride said we?ve also seen three...
Iowa Senator Ernst questions Ag Secretary Vilsack on grant programs
Since the pandemic, USDA has offered grants to farmers and co-ops that are looking to start meat processing facilities. This is an effort to open up competition against the ?Big-4? processors and the hold they have had on the livestock marketplace. This hold caused a...
SHIC and NPB collaborating for swine health
Protecting the health of the U.S. swine herd through disease monitoring and research is a goal of the National Pork Board (NPB) and the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC). Dr. Paul Sundberg with SHIC said the program was started back in 2015 using Pork Checkoff...
Commodity brokerage firm predicts corn and soybean planted acres
A farmer survey by commodity brokerage firm Allendale says America?s farmers are expected to plant 90.41 million acres of corn and 87.76 million acres of soybeans this year. Those projected corn planting acres would be below the USDA?s Outlook Forum forecast of 91...
