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The continuous fight for clarity on WOTUS
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is asking the Environmental Protection Agency for changes to the Waters of the U.S. Rule (WOTUS). David Schilling, AFBF public policy counsel, said the group wants the rule brought in line with the Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court ruling. Schilling said the current rule does not follow the precedent set forth in Sackett v. EPA, which is clear about the boundaries of regulating the nation’s waterways. Schilling said the EPA is going to conduct listening...
U.S. beef exports to Sub-Saharan Africa surging in 2020
U.S. beef variety meat exports to Sub-Saharan Africa have surged in 2020. Matt Copeland serves as the U.S. Meat Export Federation?s (USMEF) first-ever Africa-based representative. He says shipments through May more than doubled year-over-year in both volume (12,783...
Grain markets carry somber tone into new trading week
Grain markets saw moderate declines on Monday, due in part to weather forecasts and trade woes.Multiple factors contributed to Monday's losses, according to Jim McCormick, branch manager of AgMarket.Net."The first thing is weather. A lot of places got a decent rain...
Mills County Fair finishing strong
The 2020 Mills County Fair in Malvern is nearing the finish line. While Tuesday is the final day of this year?s fair, Monday had a full schedule headlined by the swine and poultry shows. Mills County Extension Director Abby Sorensen says the COVID-19 pandemic made it...
Coalition of cattle producers and ranch groups want Checkoff referendum
In the past months, cattle producers have been facing a tighter market. Prices are down and there are investigations being launched into any instances of price manipulation. Also, during times like these, producers are wanting an accurate accounting of how their...
Axne bill to rename Clarinda Post Office after ?Mother of 4-H?
The post office in Clarinda, Iowa could soon get a new name honoring the ?Mother of 4-H.? Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne has introduced legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office in Clarinda in honor of Jessie Field Shambaugh, who is a former school...
USDA accepts over one million acres in CRP Grasslands
The USDA?s Farm Service Agency (FSA) says it?s accepted more than 1.2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands during the recent signup. The number of acres offered during signup was 1.9 million, more than three times the number offered...
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Iowa corn harvest 84% finished, soybeans 95%
Iowa farmers continued their 2021 harvest during the week ending November 7th and were able to wrap up in some parts of the state.The weekly Crop Progress and Conditions Report late Monday afternoon showed Iowa?s statewide corn harvest is 84 percent complete, four...
Kyle Walker named 2021 Professional Farm Manager of the Year
Kyle Walker, director of asset management at Peoples Company in Indianola, Iowa, was named the 2021 Professional Farm Manager of the Year. The award, co-sponsored by Syngenta, Farm Journal?s The Scoop magazine, and the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural...
Closing Market Podcast 11-8-2021
Butchery Innovation and Revitalization deadline approaches
The deadline for small-scale meat processing facilities to apply for Iowa?s Butchery Innovation and Revitalization program is coming up soon.Johnathan Hladik, policy director with the Center for Rural Affairs, says the application deadline is November 15, 2021 at...
Red meat exports continue record pace through third quarter
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says both U.S. beef and pork exports are on a record pace through September.For the first three quarters of 2021, beef exports increased 18% from a year ago to 1.08 million metric tons (mt), valued at $7.58 billion ? up more than $2...
