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John Deere continues to advance autonomous farming
Agricultural technology has advanced at an astonishing pace, transforming how we work the land in ways my grandfather could never have imagined. He was the last in our family to plow fields with horses, eventually trading reins for the steering wheel of a tractor, a leap forward in its own right. Today, that same evolution continues with breathtaking speed, as we now look toward autonomous tractors that navigate fields and perform tasks without a driver, reshaping the future of farming once...
Representative seeks expanded online SNAP purchases
One lawmaker wants more online access for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants to purchase groceries online. U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop, a Democrat from Georgia, says he is ?concerned with the lack of approved retailers nationwide.? The...
House bill would indemnify hog euthanization
President Donald Trump ordered meat processing facilities to reopen in late April by invoking the Defense Production Act.Processing backlogs persist, however, as packing plants struggle to gain momentum. Producers attempt to accommodate their herds, but are sometimes...
ICGA Vice President: SW Iowa farmers had ?excellent? spring planting conditions
Like most areas of the state, farmers in southwest Iowa have encountered highly favorable planting conditions this spring.That?s according to Fremont County farmer Carl Jardon, who serves as vice president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association. Jardon and his family...
Ernst backs bill supporting biofuel producers
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has signed on to bipartisan legislation that would support biofuel producers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Ernst, along with Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar (D), is backing a new bill that...
Cooperatives across U.S. ask President to scrap tax hike on farmers
Farmers have been shouldering financial strains for the past several years. Whether it has been low commodity prices, trade wars, and now COVID-19. They have had more than their fair share of challenges, and the last thing they need now is a tax hike. That was the...
U.S. ethanol production continues to slowly rebound
Energy Information Administration data recently analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association shows a rise in ethanol production for the week ending May 22. Production increased by 61,000 barrels a day, a nine percent increase from the previous week. The total...
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Midwest Dairy finding new ways to reach students with dairy
Milk is a part of the school meal program, but not always the first choice for children at the lunch table. So, Midwest Dairy is looking for ways to weave dairy into other parts of the meal.Julie Mattson Ostrow, Midwest Dairy?s Vice President of Dairy Experience and...
MidAmerican Energy prepares customers for higher natural gas bills
Natural gas customers in Iowa are expected to have higher-than-normal heating bills this winter.MidAmerican Energy on Tuesday alerted its customers that higher natural gas prices will impact most monthly heating bills during the upcoming winter season. The company...
National Pork Board working hard to dispel industry myths
Misinformation is easy to find on the internet and across social media. This seems to be a battle that agriculture faces every day, even in the laws passed in certain western states. We won?t mention the name of said state but suffice it to say it rhymes with...
Iowa soybean harvest 56% done, corn 30%
The soybean harvest in Iowa is now past the halfway point while corn isn?t too far behind.The weekly Crop Progress and Conditions Report on Tuesday said close to one-third of corn for grain has been harvested at 30% complete statewide as of Sunday, October 10th....
Opening Market Podcast – Jim McCormick AgMarket.Net 10-13-21
The morning after the WASDE sees corn a few cents lower and soybeans a few cents higher. Dustin Hoffmann talks with Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net to get his insight on where the markets go from here.
