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U.S. pork featured in new convenience snacks in Mexico
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) staff in Mexico have worked alongside processors and convenience store chains to develop new snack items featuring U.S. pork designed to be consumed at sporting events, music festivals, and even on flights. USMEF Mexico Trade Manager Rigoberto Treviño said demand for these snacks is driven by increasingly busy lifestyles. Another one of the successful snacks is a chicharron product in a cone, which was unveiled at a large Mexican music festival. For more...
Iowa Corn Growers promote strong ties with pork industry
You may have wondered why the Iowa Corn Growers Association decided to spend time in a hot tent at the World Pork Expo. Grant Meinke, the director of market development for the Iowa Corn Growers Association, said they wanted to show their support for the pork...
Huvepharma brings strong foundation to World Pork Expo
A Bulgaria-based pharmaceutical company recently met with pork producers at the 2021 World Pork Expo in Des Moines. Huvepharma ? which stands for HUman and VEterinary PHARMAceuticals ? is a fast-growing, global pharmaceutical company with a focus on developing,...
Feenstra proposes amendments to protect U.S. intellectual property and advance precision ag tech
Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) successfully passed an amendment that will prohibit National Science Foundation (NSF) grant recipients from participating in programs conducted by opposing countries like China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia during last week?s Science,...
ICA backs meat locker grant program
The Iowa Cattlemen?s Association supports a bill approved by the State Legislature and signed by Governor Kim Reynolds that provides funds to small meat lockers.On the final day of the 2021 session, the Iowa Senate took up a bill that was previously passed by the...
No matter the amount, the rain was beneficial to crops
Yesterday gave many Iowa farmers a sigh of relief and a renewed hope for the future as rain made its way across the state. Some areas picked up a few tenths, and some picked up a couple of inches. While Mother Nature has left us wanting more, we need to remember that...
Indigo Ag hosting free ag carbon market webinar
Indigo Ag is hosting a free webinar to help teach farmers about the agricultural carbon market this Wednesday.The Carbon Farming Connection will run from 9-11 AM central time on June 23, and it aims to teach farmers what to expect and how to prepare to take advantage...
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South Korea to open duty-free quota for imported pork
To combat inflation, South Korea is the latest country to suspend their duties on some of their imported food items, pork included. Korea?s government is planning to establish a tariff rate quota (TRQ) that will allow pork imports to enter at zero duty. Along with...
Farmers National Company: land prices up 20%
The stronger land prices of late 2021 continued higher through the first half of 2022. After a calm period at the start of the year with prices steady, prices took another jump up as a result of the outbreak of war in Ukraine and ongoing inflation fears. Farmers saw...
Opening Market Podcast – Jim McCormick AgMarket.Net 6-8-22
Markets are up for a variety of reasons this morning. Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net talks with Dustin Hoffmann about what is providing this strength.
Navigator CO2 Ventures partners with POET for carbon capture
We have talked in the past about the new Heartland Greenway Project that will be spanning a large chunk of the upper Midwest and has much of its operation in Iowa. Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC is leading the way on carbon disposal with this project. The project is aimed...
Closing Market Podcast- Bill Moore PRICE Futures Group- 6-7-22
Riley Smith talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.
