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NPB kicking off its national swine health strategy at WPX
At World Pork Expo 2025 the National Pork Board is kicking off its national swine health strategy. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the NPB and pork producers in which the NPB is gathering input from producers about their biggest swine health challenges. The NPB will then work together with the swine industry to help address those hurdles. Dr. Meredith Petersen is director of swine health with the National Pork Board and says that producers have been eager to provide their...
Iowans can now apply for 2021 hemp licenses online
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has launched a new database that allows Iowans to apply for or renew their hemp licenses online for the 2021 growing season. Applicants can find the...
Strong corn exports highlight weekly USDA report
The U.S. Export Sales Report released Thursday morning showed solid corn sales for the week ending March 11th. John Georgy is the Vice President of Allendale, Inc. He tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network that corn exports were the main highlight of this week?s...
Feenstra introduces bipartisan bill to expand affordable credit for ag
It is no secret that the Ag industry has seen some difficult times. Even though the markets are doing well at this point, it doesn?t rewrite the years of tough prices in the commodity markets. While Ag lending changes from year to year, an astronomical amount of the...
U.S. & Canada develop strategy in case of ASF outbreak in feral hogs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture?s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have developed a protocol to help ensure bilateral trade will continue if African swine fever (ASF) is detected in feral swine...
ICA opposes Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021
The Iowa Cattlemen?s Association recently announced it cannot support the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021 that has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. The latest legislation ? reintroduced by Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden ?...
Senate confirms Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Katherine Tai to serve as U.S. Trade Representative. Tai became President Biden?s first cabinet pick to receive unanimous support after the Senate confirmed her nomination by a 98-0 vote. In a recent conference call with farm...
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Food prices set a record during March
The United Nation?s Food and Agriculture Organization says its Food Price Index set a record in March. The index averaged 159.3 points, up almost 18 points from February.The 12 percent jump in the index during March sent it to the highest level since the index began...
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Shanghai COVID lockdowns limiting food distribution
COVID lockdowns have created tremendous food distribution challenges in and around the Shanghai metropolitan area. While the Port of Shanghai remains open, importers face difficulties finding drivers to pick up cargo and deliver it to distribution warehouses. With...
Biden admin releases infrastructure ?Rural Playbook?
The Biden administration is taking steps to highlight the impact of the bipartisan infrastructure law on rural America.White House officials on Monday released a new ?Rural Playbook? for the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act to help state, local, Tribal, and...
Biofuels caucus pushing hard for year-round E15 in Congress
It was a long battle that was finally won back in 2019. The EPA under former President Trump followed his wishes and cleared E15 for year-round sales. This eliminated the summertime sales moratorium. This was a big win for biofuels and a big shot to the efforts of big...
