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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...
ASA & USB raising mental health awareness with #SoyHelp campaign
Along with many other observances, May is Mental Health Month. During this COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen many efforts put forth to raise awareness for everybody affected by these difficult times. Agriculture is not alone in these struggles, but the struggles farmers...
Producers in Iowa can now apply for USDA?s CFAP assistance
Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA?s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator are now available online, and USDA?s Farm Service...
Beef: A viable food source for a growing population
Global beef production has been scrutinized not only for its environmental impact, but inefficiencies compared to other livestock sectors. A researcher asks, ?Is beef going to survive??Dr. Vaughn Holder, ruminant research group director at Alltech, provides a direct...
MILK Act presents new ways to support Americans during pandemic
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue this month announced plans for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase 317-million-dollars in dairy products, as part of its Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Additional work is being done to ensure dairy...
Ag exports essential to pandemic recovery
The debates are flying all over the place. One day we hear that we need to be patient and China will live up to their purchases of $40 billion in U.S. Ag products. The next day, we are told that there is no way they are going to live up to it. We hear threats from the...
Dairy industry still fighting to reach the light at the end of the tunnel
It would not be fair to say that the dairy industry has been hurting like other Ag industries. If you were to take a snapshot of just 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, you would still see dairy taking a large hit. Producers dumping milk because the supply chain is...
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Closing Market Podcast: Bill Moore – PRICE Futures Group 10-11-2021
Sustainable farming is not a new concept
Sustainability has certainly been the buzzword that we have been hearing in agriculture for the past few months and years. We have talked about new ways to improve the water, control weeds, develop disease resistance, and rehabilitate the soil. Many detractors of...
U.S. beef exports top $1B in August
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says U.S. beef exports soared to another new value record in August, topping the $1 billion mark for the first time.USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says August beef exports totaled 132,577 metric tons, up 21% from a year prior and...
Opening Market Podcast – Mike Lung Allendale 10-11-21
The markets are readying themselves for tomorrow's WASDE. Many think that it will be a bearish report, but Mike Lung of Allendale tells Dustin Hoffmann that there could be a few bullish surprises.
Corn rootworm pressure felt in eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge has been dealing with a challenging harvest season. His family is battling areas of flattened corn due to corn rootworm pressure.Lillibridge, who serves as president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, farms in the Vinton area...
