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Bayer may stop producing glyphosate
Bayer says it may stop producing glyphosate, the world’s most popular weedkiller unless it can get court protection against lawsuits blaming the herbicide for causing cancer. The Wall Street Journal says Bayer currently produces about 40 percent of the world’s glyphosate needs, which farmers use to kill weeds that threaten their crops. Over the last ten years, the herbicide has also caught Bayer up in a number of lawsuits. In early March, Bayer told farmers, suppliers, and retailers that it...
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...
NPPC looking for Senate HEROES
Meat processing capacity has improved within recent weeks, in part because of the Defense Production Act. Yet, shortfalls remain, leaving pork producers in limbo.United States pork producers are grateful for the one-point-six-billion dollars allocated by the U.S....
Demand for Brazilian soybeans remains high
Demand for Brazilian soybeans remains high, despite civil unrest sparked by the government?s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Ben Kasch, of Bower Trading, offers additional insight. ?They have some ballooning cases, and the president doesn?t seem to care much,?...
Senator Grassley watching for any abuse of government aid to farmers
While the Senate is on their Memorial Day break, Senator Chuck Grassley kept up on his 99 County Tour. The Senator said he heard from farmers on a multitude of problems that they are concerned with. Grassley says that while he is pleased to see those direct assistance...
Food box distribution draws praise and skepticism
We have so much focus on the $19 billion dollars that USDA has brought out to assist farmers and the Ag industry. Sometimes, we have been hyper-focused on the $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers to alleviate the financial strains of this pandemic....
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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.
USDA economist reviews FY21 ag exports to China
The administration continues to review the country?s relationship with China.Earlier this month, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced four steps the Biden administration will take to realign America?s trade policies towards China, which included a review...
Iowa Corn continues to be a voice for ethanol
The Iowa Corn Growers Association continues to urge the Biden administration to support an increased role for biofuels to achieve its carbon reduction goals.Earlier this year, President Biden released a carbon reduction plan for cars and trucks which includes a goal...
2021 U.S. harvest is anything but usual
I feel like a broken record saying that this year has been anything but normal, especially after feeling like we said it a lot in 2020 as well. However, the fact of the matter is that this year may be one that farmers remember for a long time to come. It may very well...
