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February WASDE report was as uneventful as expected
After experiencing a very surprising January WASDE report, this month’s report was as quiet as expected. Overall, there really wasn’t much for the markets to react to. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an analysis of this month’s report. The report was so uneventful that the markets have already moved on from it. This makes sense, as McBride said there shouldn’t be any changes between now and the Prospective Plantings report at the end of March. With President Trump also recently...
Oil price stability, fuel price uncertainty
After weeks of an ongoing battle with volatile oil prices, there has finally been some stability on the international scene. However, the U.S. has continued that roller-coaster movement of refined products through gasoline and diesel prices rising higher over the past...
Strong global demand for beef facing inflation pressures
The U.S. Meat Export Federation began its spring conference this week in San Antonio, Texas. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom gave attendees a report on first-quarter red meat exports, which were impressive despite mounting economic and logistical challenges. He?s...
Mental health isn?t just a concern in May
We are getting ready to bring May to an end. We talked a lot about mental health as May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We talked about how it isn?t a battle that you have to face alone, and that it is okay to ask for help.Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig reminds Iowa...
Butterfield?s lullaby: 24 simple notes that carry a lot of weight
If you slept through history class, you did not miss anything about General Daniel Butterfield. Nobody really talks about him. However, there is not an American that does not know at least something about him, even if they do not realize it.Audio: Profit Matters...
Administration steps to strengthen food supply chains
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more support, resources, and new rules designed to strengthen the American food supply chains. The new actions will promote fair and competitive agricultural markets, prevent abuse of farmers by poultry processors, and make prices...
New Holland brings new methane tractor
Agriculture has played a big role in the environmental sustainability and carbon emissions conversation for years. Director of Commercial Marketing for New Holland Mark Lowery says they have a new look on environmentally sustainable and carbon negative producing...
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National FFA Week shares the story of FFA
Each year, FFA chapters around the country take a week to celebrate National FFA Week. What started as a day-long celebration has evolved to now be a full, week-long celebration where members and alumni share what the FFA is and the impact it has on youth around the...
Giving growers options for the planting season
The state of Iowa has seen a wide range of weather outcomes over the past year. Summer 2022 was very dry in western Iowa, while the eastern portion of the state received much more moisture. This winter, northern Iowa has been blanketed by snow while central and...
ERS says 2023 food price increases will slow
Food prices took a significant jump in 2022. At the USDA?s Ag Outlook Forum, Spiro Stefanu, administrator of the Economic Research Service, said the spike was the largest in several decades.?In 2022, food prices rose 9.9 percent,? Stefanu said. ?That's the highest...
NCGA announces Neil Caskey as CEO
The National Corn Growers Association Wednesday announced Neil Caskey as its new CEO. Caskey, who serves as NCGA's vice president of communications, will begin the role of CEO Monday, February 27. NCGA President Tom Haag says, "Neil's experience in agriculture is...
Mexico?s second GMO change in a week escalates USMCA concerns
Earlier this week, we talked with Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig about the proposal Mexico had offered to walk back the GMO ban on yellow corn temporarily and ban its growth in only their country. This was met with skepticism and calls that it was still a...
