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Farmer bridge payments on track for release this month
The USDA is on track to deliver the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program payments to farmers. Richard Fordyce, USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, said things are looking good to get that help in the hands of producers this month. Fordyce said producers should set aside just a quarter of an hour to create an account at login.gov as soon as possible. For more information on how to sign up for a login.gov account, go to farmers.gov/account.
Cybersecurity for your farm operation
The more technology improves, the better we get at farming. The precision, the record-keeping, and the actual equipment have become more advanced and easier to use. However, with that increased productivity and ease of use comes a different kind of hazard,...
Congresswoman Hinson gives update on Ag bills
Members of the Iowa delegation in both chambers of Congress have been making efforts at advancing agricultural legislation aimed at fixing everyday issues that Iowa farmers are facing. Whether it is supply chain issues, biofuels, cattle market transparency, or other...
Food away from home spending dropped during pandemic
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the temporary closures of restaurants in the United States, prompting a decline in Food Away from Home Spending. Spending decreased at each of the nine types of food-away-from-home outlets measured in the USDA Economic...
Iowa farmers have taken advantage of small planting window
We are a few days away from Monday's next Weekly Crop Progress Report. This is where we are going to see how much, if any, time was lost getting crops in the field. Unlike harvest, planting can go quickly in a few days. While mother nature did give us some cooler...
U.S. Export Sales Report (5-19-22)
It was another fairly neutral report today for corn and soybean exports. Both commodities came within expectations. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said this fits the annual pattern for exports.McBride also talked about this week?s wheat export numbers. He...
NCBA condemns Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
The National Cattlemen?s Beef Association Wednesday condemned the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022, approved by the House Agriculture Committee. NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says the legislation was rushed through the...
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U.S. Export Sales Report (2-16-22)
Not much to write home about in this week?s export sales. Both corn and soybeans came in within expectations. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.Flash sales have been pretty quiet recently, but McBride...
EPA proposal seeks reduction in pesticide exposures
The Environmental Protection Agency Thursday announced a proposed rule overturning a Trump-era change related to pesticide applications. The proposal would return pesticide Application Exclusion Zone requirements to the standard set in the 2015 Agricultural Worker...
Rural mainstreet index near growth neutral
Creighton University released its monthly Rural Mainstreet Index Survey on Thursday andCreighton professor and economist Dr. Ernie Goss says that this month?s survey is largely neutral.Goss says that the overall rate is slightly lower than last month. At 50.1, it is...
Still time to respond to the 2022 census of agriculture
Farmers and ranchers still have time to be counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to USDA?s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although the deadline for submitting the ag census just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed census...
Property rights concerns are understood by proponents of carbon pipelines
As we talk about the carbon pipeline projects that are in the works across the state, we hear a lot of concerns being raised. One of those concerns has to do with property rights and the two most frightening words in Iowa Agriculture, and that is ?eminent domain.?...
