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Iowa producer engagement pays dividends
Producer voices are important and they can yield results. Ethan Lane, the senior vice president of government affairs with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network at NCBA’s CattleCon in Nashville that Iowa producers are numerous and active at the conference. New World Screwworm is one of the primary top-level issues for producers in the southern United States near the Mexico border. While NWS has been isolated to Mexico thus far, producers in this...
U.S. Export Sales Report (4-7-22)
The USDA released its weekly U.S. Export Sales Report on Thursday.This week?s report was neutral overall. While mostly unremarkable, it?s nice to have a mild report every so often, especially with the current state of the world. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride...
USDA Secretary Vilsack makes trip to Mexico. Also talks CRP
United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was recently in Mexico to talk with his counterpart, Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos. The discussions were wide-ranging with our neighbor and partner in the USMCA pact, but...
U.S. and Mexico Ag Secretaries meet to address shared priorities
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos met this week to continue cooperation on shared priorities including open trade, science-based policy making, and sustainable and...
Ernst discusses Ukraine?s impact on global food security
U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Roger Marshall (Kan.) held an on-the-record briefing Wednesday about the war in Ukraine and what it means for global food security.Ernst and Marshall ? who are both a part of the Senate Agriculture Committee ? were joined by members of the...
Grassley pleased Biden is considering E15 summertime sales
The Biden administration is reportedly considering summertime sales of E15.Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley on Tuesday said he?s pleased the administration is taking a look at E15 as an option to help lower high fuel prices across the country.?The president has said he...
NCGA & EDF bestow award on Iowa Seed Corn Cover Crop Initiative
Farmers are making strides in reducing nutrient runoff and looking at ways of regenerating the soil. The practices take on many forms, but all are essential to the future of agriculture. We need to be able to manage the resources that allow us to keep the soil healthy...
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Iowa Biodiesel Board urges EPA to reconsider proposed RFS rule
Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public hearing on the proposed Renewable Fuel Standards rule for 2023, 2024, and 2025. While the ethanol numbers provided relief to the renewable fuels industry, the biodiesel volumes were disappointing news....
American Farm Bureau Federation sets 2023 priorities
The American Farm Bureau Federation wrapped up its annual convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, setting policy objectives the organization wants to see accomplished in 2023. Sam Kieffer, AFBF Vice President of Public Policy, says the next farm bill was one of the top...
Iowa, home to the nation’s premier land conference
The 2023 Land Investment Expo was held in Des Moines on Tuesday at the Iowa Events Center. The expo is considered the nation?s premier land conference and is held annually in Iowa?s capital city. Eric O?Keefe is the founding editor of The Land Report magazine which...
Opening Market Podcast – Jim McCormick AgMarket.Net 1-11-23
Can you afford to take a risk on whether or not profits will still be there when you harvest this fall? Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net says you don't have to swing for the fences in your market strategy; just put the ball in play.
ARC or PLC?
It?s that time of year when farmers are making their selections for which program they are going to use to keep their operations protected for the 2023 growing season. The Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs are the two key...
