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Midwest governors pen letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin
Earlier this month, several Midwest governors- including Govs. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), Larry Rhoden (R-SD), Jim Pillen (R-NE), and Mike Kehoe (R-MO)- sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the EPA to “establish a 2026 RVO of no less than 15 billion gallons for conventional ethanol and 5.25 billion gallons for biomass-based diesel.” These are the same volumes that the Clean Fuels Alliance (CFA) and other allied farm groups asked for in March. Paul...
SIRE Council Bluffs donates sanitizer for RFA special events
A western Iowa ethanol plant recently donated 1,000 bottles of its locally made hand sanitizer product to the Renewable Fuels Association. Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy in Council Bluffs began production of SIREtizer in response to the nationwide shortage of...
Looking back at the first half of 2020?s markets
It is hard to believe how quickly the first half of 2020 has gone. Maybe that is because some of us have spent the last four months in some sort of isolation. As we cross the midway point, let us look back at the grain markets and their movements the past six...
NPPC strongly supports Grassley & Ernst sponsored RELIEF Act
Last week Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley (R) & Joni Ernst (R) joined with Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) in putting forth the Responding to Epidemic Losses and Investing in the Economic Future for Producers Act of 2020 (RELIEF...
House Ag Appropriations Committee approves 2021 bill
The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approved the fiscal year 2021 agriculture appropriations bill this week. Committee Chairman Sanford Bishop (D-GA 2nd) says the bill rejects the Trump administration?s drastic cuts and ?instead builds on the four...
National Pork Board promoting online hog shows as alternative
COVID-19 has caused all of us to adjust our lives for the better part of a third of a year. Since March, we have watched our favorite activities close, postpone, or cancel. This has led to disappointment for many and a feeling of unfulfillment for others who look...
United Soybean Board shares management practices during ?PEST Week?
As margins become even tighter for producers and challenges become greater, protecting your crops becomes more challenging each year. The United Soybean Board (USB) and the Soy Checkoff took time to highlight multiple practices to keep producers vigilant in the battle...
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2021 Farm Service Agency county committee elections underway
The Department of Agriculture is mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency county and urban county committee elections. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative Areas for committee members who make decisions about how federal farm programs...
Midday Market Podcast – Naomi Blohm TFM 11-4-21
You might look at today's numbers and wonder what in the world is going on? That is exactly what Dustin Hoffmann asked Naomi Blohm of Total Farm Marketing, and she told us about all the moving parts in this marketplace.
Weekly export sales fall within range of estimates
The U.S. Export Sales Report on Thursday showed sales were mostly neutral for the week ending October 28th.Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride says weekly exports were inside the range of estimates for corn, soybeans, wheat, soybean meal, and bean oil. ?Nothing to...
BASF?s Poncho Votivo still strong and dependable after 10 years
While the markets have been strong the past year or more, input costs are going up. Farmers are wanting to make sure that they are getting the most bang for their buck. BASF realizes that, and that is why they are reminding producers to put their trust in the...
Drought Monitor shows huge improvement in Iowa
Drought conditions continue to improve greatly across Iowa.The U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday showed positive news for Iowa farmers. State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan says areas of the state within drought categories continue to shrink week-to-week due to...
