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South American Weather and Crop Update (6-10-25)
Much of the forecast for Brazil and Argentina has remained the same week-over-week. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an explanation of the latest weather patterns in South America. Safrinha harvest progress in Brazil is behind the yearly average, but McBride said that’s not a huge deal since they are still in the very early stages of harvesting. McBride said the farmers in Argentina are doing well to get caught up on their harvest progress. The team at Allendale can be reached by...
AFBF says 30×30 plan leaves room at the table for farmers
On Thursday, The Biden Administration released its ?30x30? report. The goal is to conserve thirty percent of America?s land and water by 2030. Many farmers are concerned that this means the government will be involved in land grabs and eminent domain usage to take...
USDA announces breakthrough for ASF vaccine candidate
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Thursday announced that an African Swine Fever Virus vaccine candidate has been adapted to grow in a cell line. The announcement means those involved in vaccine production will no longer have to rely on live pigs and fresh cells...
Axne sends letter about stepped-up basis concerns for Iowa farms
The stepped-up basis is a term that we have been hearing about a lot since President Biden took office. The President had made it clear that he wanted to end the benefit in the Capital Gains tax codes. Many farmers are concerned with how this would affect their...
ICA letter: COVID-19 assistance falls short for cattle producers
The Iowa Cattlemen?s Association says the USDA?s implementation of COVID-19 assistance for cattle producers has fallen short.ICA has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding the use of a payment limitation on COVID-19 relief for cattle...
May Beef Month a chance to honor Iowa?s beef producers
May is Beef Month across the country and in Iowa. It is a time where we recognize the hard work that our beef producers do to put a quality product on our tables. Iowa?s producers have the state ranked 4th in the nation in the number of cattle and calves on...
New crop soybean meal sales bullish in weekly USDA report
Soybean meal sales were the biggest highlight on this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride says data for the week ending April 29th shows new crop bean meal sales at 64,700 metric tons ? ahead of pre-report estimates ? with total...
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Closing Market Podcast- Bill Moore PRICE Futures Group- 5-10-22
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Recent weather extremes could mark end of an 89-year cycle
There is no doubt that the past couple of years has shown us some wacky weather. Now, there are many arguments about what this all means. Is it temporary? Is it permanent climate change? How long before we see any kind of possible recovery or change? We could discuss...
FarmLend is expanding online services
FarmLend.com is a website dedicated to offering the convenience of being able to make applications for land loans through an online resource. It has seen large expansion, nearly tripling its footprint to twenty-eight states. This is giving farmers a fast track to...
Delaro brands offer disease control options for your operation
Planters are hitting the fields in force across the cornbelt as Mother Nature gave us one day of spring and then moved us straight into summer. Be that as it may, now is the time to get the crops in the field. It is also the time to be making early plans for how you...
Grassley and Klobuchar lead push for additional HPAI funding
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led their colleagues in a bipartisan push for more funding to help address the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. As of Friday, the HPAI outbreak...
