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NPPC President-elect preparing to lead organization next year
The World Pork Expo, held every year at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, is an excellent opportunity for pork industry leaders to gather and discuss the top issues they are facing. National Pork Producers Council President-Elect Rob Brenneman is preparing to take over the organization next year, so he knows first-hand the value of meeting with producers and other industry leaders in person. Brenneman said he appreciates the gradual approach that the NPPC takes to get their new...
Rain is causing two different issues in the U.S. Grain markets
As we get the 2021 growing season underway, the volatility of the market is mostly focused on the weather patterns in the United States, even though South American weather is still going to be holding some influence. Many parts of the country are in some kind of a...
Senate confirms new USDA Deputy Secretary
The U.S. Senate late last week confirmed Jewell Bronaugh as deputy secretary of agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Bronaugh comes to USDA after previously serving as the Virginia State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency. Prior, she was...
Mississippi River reopens to shipping
The U.S. Coast Guard said there were over 1,000 barges backed up along the lower Mississippi River late last week. The Coast Guard stopped all traffic on the river near Memphis, Tennessee, after a fracture was discovered in a bridge that carries traffic over the...
Vilsack congratulates World Food Prize winner
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the 2021 World Food Prize winner was a worthy recipient of the prestigious award.On Tuesday, Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted of Denmark and Trinidad Tobago received the 2021 World Food Prize, which is often referred to as the...
Farmers focus on grain markets post-WASDE
A market analyst believes Thursday?s pullback in the grain sector was healthy for the market.One day after the USDA released the May WASDE Report, grain markets experienced a ?washout,? says Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net. Although, he says the major correction was a...
USTR Katherine Tai insists trade is not on President Biden?s back burner
On Wednesday, United States Trade Ambassador Katherine Tai appeared on Capitol Hill to talk to members of the Senate Finance Committee. They were interested in hearing about several trade issues. Republicans challenged Tai to defend the quiet trade front of the Biden...
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Iowa Ag Secretary Naig talks planting progress
Well, as you know, rain is going to be moving back in this week, and we've been dealing with rain off and on for most of this planting season. And it's caused some frustrations. But that's not to say, we haven't had our windows of opportunity.We talked with Iowa Ag...
May CONAB shows increases to crop numbers
This month?s CONAB had a bit of a reversal in it. We?re used to seeing drops in every report, but this report actually had some increases to the crop numbers. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the worst of the worst has probably been through already.Of...
Helping your hogs weather the summer
Last week, Mother Nature gave Iowa a sneak preview of what summer could look like. This was a perfect reminder that we have to be ready for whatever she throws at us this year. While we focus a lot on plant health, we have to focus even more so on animal health. Hogs...
Closing Market Podcast- Bill Moore PRICE Futures Group- 5-16-22
India's ban on wheat exports have caused prices in each wheat market to skyrocket, and they're dragging corn and soybeans with them. Riley Smith talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.
Rail companies are working to reduce delays
When we talk about our supply chain issues and how it pertains to railroads, I sometimes feel like I am watching an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine and listening to Sir Topham Hatt complaining about the horrors of confusion and delay. That old boy would be at his...
