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FTC Commissioner visits Ankeny to discuss rural issues
This past Saturday, Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya met with Iowa Farmers Union members on the Griffieon Family Farm just north of Ankeny. This was one of many stops Bedoya has made as he continues his lawsuit against the Trump administration, which fired him without due cause in March. Bedoya specifically made it a point to return to Iowa and touch on topics that he heard about in similar meetings he had with farmers three years prior. Diminishing business locations and a lack of...
USDA to increase incentive payments for continuous CRP
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing incentive payments for practices installed on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). USDA?s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is upping the Practice Incentive Payment for installing practices, from...
Research offers early warning against PEDv
The Swine Health Information Center, under the direction of Dr. Paul Sundberg, has many irons in the fire. Earlier this week, we talked about the organization's African Swine Fever monitoring efforts in Vietnam. Today we talk about another project, which seeks to help...
Finkenauer backs passage of water infrastructure package
The final version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 received bipartisan approval in the U.S. House on Tuesday. Originally approved this summer, a compromise bill was sent back to the House following negotiations with the Senate. WRDA is the primary...
NPB study explores international pork markets
Two new reports from the National Pork Board outline opportunities to diversify pork exports.The study ? prepared by global research firm Gira, and funded by the Pork Checkoff and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Emerging Markets Program ? focuses on how the...
Biden looks to put Vilsack back at USDA?s top post
There has been a whirlwind of speculation and endorsements surrounding who President-Elect Joe Biden would select as his Secretary of Agriculture. Some of the names thrown about included outgoing House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN 7th) and Congresswoman...
Biofuels coalition challenging 31 Small Refinery Exemptions in 2018
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), Growth Energy, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), National Biodiesel Board (NBB), American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), and National Farmers Union (NFU) yesterday filed a brief challenging EPA?s August 2019 decision to...
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Farmers are learning more about the carbon marketplace
NCBA AUDIO: Todd Carlton, Agoro Carbon AllianceCarbon credits and the carbon marketplace continue to be hot topics in agriculture.Over the last year, we?ve seen many different companies and brands come out with their own carbon credit programs. Todd Carlton with Agoro...
Weekend Ag Matters 2-12-2022
We have a jam-packed show again this week! Riley Smith recaps this week's WASDE report with Allendale's Greg McBride, Russ Parker provides his latest faith-based Food for Thought, and then Dustin Hoffmann has a special sit down with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. Thank you...
U.S. Export Sales Report (2-10-22)
The USDA released its weekly U.S. Export Sales Report on Thursday.Soybeans are bullish, and corn sales aren?t where they should be at this time of year. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided the details from this week?s report.?Neutral sales on corn- the...
Closing Market Podcast 2-10-2022
Midday Market Podcast- Naomi Blohm TFM- 2-10-22
MIDDAY MARKET PODCAST: Brazil's CONAB report featured hefty drops in soybean numbers, which created some crazy jumps. Corn decided to hop along for the ride, too. Riley Smith talks with Naomi Blohm of Total Farm Marketing.
