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Strong piglets are the key to raising more profitable pigs
Producers are always striving to raise pigs to reach their full growth potential. One of the most important pieces of that puzzle is ensuring that young pigs get a good start to maximize their potential. Alex Hintz is a technical service representative with the swine team at NOVUS and says that keeping animals disease free early in life is vital. Ever present disease threats such as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) can be mitigated...
U.S. Export Sales Report for 6-10-2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its weekly U.S. Export Sales Report on Thursday.Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said corn exports were below expectations and soybeans were neutral.?A little bit disappointing on the corn side of things,? McBride...
Iowa Farm Bureau concerned over EPA?s water rule reversal
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Craig Hill says the state?s farmers are disappointed by the EPA?s intention to rewrite the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.EPA?s announcement on Wednesday comes after EPA Administrator Michael Regan recently recognized flaws in...
FCSAmerica touts cash-back dividends at World Pork Expo
The team at Farm Credit Services of America is spending the rest of the week meeting with customers at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines.Chris Ford is a retail commercial lender for FCSAmerica. He tells IARN that 2021 has been a strong year for the company so far....
ACWA promoting water quality and healthier soils throughout Iowa
On Friday, June 11, members of Agriculture?s Clean Water Alliance (ACWA) will officially announce the statewide expansion of taking their impactful projects, strategically placed conservation agronomists, and the vision for water quality and healthier soil across the...
National Pork Board urges farmers to sign up for AgView
While we have been lucky so far (knock on wood), there is still an ever-present chance that we could face a foreign animal disease outbreak. We talk at length about African Swine Fever or Foot & Mouth Disease, but there is a whole laundry list of diseases out there...
Grassley hears concerns from Iowa pork and beef producers
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says two important issues continued to come up during his 99-county tour meetings last week.During his weekly press call with farm reporters Tuesday morning, Grassley said the first agriculture issue was Iowa pork producers being worried...
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FSA offers penalty-free early termination of expiring CRP contracts
It is nothing new to see farmers requesting early termination of Conservation Reserve Program acres. Usually, it is granted in the final year with an applicable penalty. This allows producers to bring their acres back into production and not lose a large chunk of...
USDA announces new food system framework
We have certainly had our share of black swan events in the past few years. Floods, Derechos, droughts, a pandemic, animal disease outbreaks, and now a war that is affecting a large percentage of agricultural exports globally. While each one of these events is a major...
Soy industry buyers and sellers coming to U.S. Soy Connext
The U.S. Soybean Export Council will bring buyers and sellers across the soybean industry together at the Soy Connext event on August 22-24 in San Diego, California. Soy Connext is formerly known as the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange & Specialty Grains Conference....
Closing Market Podcast- Bill Moore PRICE Futures Group- 6-1-22
Plenty of market pressure in the grains today, and corn and wheat took it on the chin. Riley Smith talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.
South American Weather and Crop Update (6-1-22)
There?s not a lot of rain in the immediate forecast for South America, and the rain they are getting is in less optimal areas. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the cold temperatures could finish off some of the crops in northern Argentina and southern...
