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World Pork Expo panel discusses pork industry’s policy goals
At the 2025 World Pork Expo, leaders from the National Pork Producers Council delivered a clear message: the pork industry’s future will be strengthened by a united, proactive approach to advocacy. NPPC leaders outlined how a comprehensive, coordinated strategy is delivering results for America’s pork producers. From local legislation to global trade, the panel emphasized that challenges facing producers require alignment across all levels of policy influence, including state, federal,...
Ag industry better poised to weather a second round of COVID
COVID-19. It has been the topic of the year. We have barely been able to go a day without talking about it, so forget about taking a week off the topic. We are still feeling the reverberations of its effects several months later. Now as we near the holidays, and we...
NPPC is urging producers to ?Give-a-Ham?
Today, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) launched their ?Give-a-Ham? challenge. It is meant to bring a spotlight to the work the pork industry is doing not only to provide a safe and plentiful product but also how producers and industry members are giving...
Court upholds hog verdict while Smithfield settles other cases
A federal appeals court upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to monetary damages for the neighbors of a North Carolina hog operation because of smells and noise. The plaintiffs said that made their living close to the hog operation unbearable. However, judges ruled...
KC Fed holds “more optimistic views on financial conditions”
"As we assess broad conditions in agriculture, financial conditions specifically, it's worth emphasizing that this outlook has been far improved from six months ago," shares a Midwest based economist.Nathan Kauffman, vice president and Omaha branch executive with the...
USDA strengthens connection with farm base
President Donald J. Trump chose Sonny Perdue, of Georgia, to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As Secretary Perdue rounds out his tenure, he reflects on accomplishments made within recent years.U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says his primary focus...
Naig urges Iowa producers to fill out NASS surveys for year-end numbers
Soon your mailboxes will be holding a questionnaire from the USDA National Ag Statistics Service (NASS). This is the survey they want farmers to fill out about your total harvested acres. This information will be part of the final yearly estimates that come out in...
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U.S. ethanol stocks rising as demand sags
At one time, the ethanol industry appeared to have put the COVID-19 lull in the rearview mirror. Sky-high output and profit margins matched up. However, Reuters says demand is dropping while oil prices rise, which is leading to a record level of ethanol...
Mizzou researcher sees optimism for Ag in 2022
A University of Missouri researcher believes 2022 could be a promising year for U.S. agriculture.Ben Brown, senior research associate in agricultural and applied economics at Mizzou, says farmers have reasons to be optimistic this year.?There?s great optimism on the...
Syngenta examines importance of early-season weed control
Syngenta says a farmer?s bottom line can be greatly impacted by early-season weeds.Chad Threewits, agronomy service representative with Syngenta, talks about why strong early-season weed control matters, and how producers can achieve it.?Early season weeds, they...
Closing Market Podcast 1-31-2022
Record U.S. pork exports to Mexico in 2021
The final shipments are still being tallied, but we already know that 2021 will set a record for U.S. pork exports to Mexico. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) representative Gerardo Rodriguez explained the factors behind the record-setting numbers.?Number one is...
