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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...
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...
?No end in sight? to challenges hog producers face
As grocery outlets restock shelves, farmers producing such food and food products continue to feel the effects of COVID-19. They are "trying to make the best of a bad situation," according to an Iowa hog farmer.Mike Paustian, of Walcott, Iowa, serves as president of...
Agricultural producers may now apply for coronavirus-related funding
Agricultural producers may now apply for coronavirus-related funding.The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week opened enrollment for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, which offers direct payments to agricultural producers to help offset impacts from the...
IDALS offering compensation for hog disposal
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many producers into making a terrible choice. Some farmers have had to choose to euthanize perfectly healthy animals because of cramps on the supply chain. Not only is the euthanization an extra cost with no return on investment, but...
ISU talks changing diets for hogs to counteract processing backlog
The processing situation for hogs is better than it was, but nowhere near where it used to be. The backlog has led to the euthanizing of many perfectly healthy animals that cannot be slaughtered before becoming too heavy for the processors? equipment. Many producers...
Hong Kong trade status, U.S. relationship with China, in limbo
The Trump Administration sent a formal notice to Congress that it doesn?t see Hong Kong as an autonomous region from China. That puts Hong Kong?s status as a separate customs territory at risk and opens up Beijing to sanctions. The move would hurt Beijing but also...
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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.
Gov. Reynolds announces $200 million broadband grant opportunity
Yesterday, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that $200 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding is now available for grants offered through the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to improve broadband access for Iowans.Gov. Reynolds and the OCIO...
Closing Market Podcast 10-12-2021
Guest: Bill Moore, PRICE Futures Group
USDA raises soybean ending stocks to 320 million bushels
Corn and soybeans were both trading lower shortly after the release of USDA?s October WASDE report late Tuesday morning.John Heinberg is a market advisor with Total Farm Marketing. Minutes after the WASDE report came out, he joined our network to break down what was...
Midday Market Podcast – John Heinberg TFM 10-12-21
While we expected the WASDE to be bearish on soybeans, it went more bearish than was anticipated. Dustin Hoffmann reviews the report and the outlook with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing.
