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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...
Pulled Pork Madness voting begins with ‘Sweet 16’ matchups
As March Madness tips off, so does the fourth-annual Pulled Pork Madness. The bracket-style social media contest, presented by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA), pits Iowa restaurants against each other for the best pulled pork sandwich.This year?s ?Sweet 16?...
Case IH Precision Disk 500T delivers accurate seed placement
Iowa crop producers are eager for spring planting season and many growers are looking over options to help boost soybean yields in 2021. Trent Nowosad is the marketing manager for seeding equipment at Case IH. He says studies from the University of Illinois at...
CME Group launches Boxed Beef Index
CME Group has launched a new Boxed Beef Index, which is designed to provide the beef industry with better price discovery. Tim Andriesen is the Managing Director of Ag Products for the CME Group. He says the idea for the index started with the pork cutout futures and...
NPB reviews monthly pork export data
The National Pork Board has been reviewing the latest monthly U.S. pork export data, which shows a good start for 2021, although numbers are down slightly year/year. According to Clay Eastwood ? National Pork Board?s director of international marketing ? U.S. pork...
Ag weather outlook for Midwest and around the country
Today, we are talking about Winter Weather Advisories in parts of the state. A few days ago, we were in the 60s and even higher. A few weeks ago, we knew what a frozen pizza felt like. The weather has been fluctuating like crazy. Some people are using these trends to...
Ag Market Outlook is more optimistic
The USDA?s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says the Market Outlook Report is uncertain, but it?s more optimistic than it was a few months ago. The most recent baseline projections for agricultural and biofuel markets were prepared using market information...
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Senate Ag Committee to hold April 26 hearing on cattle reform bill
The Senate Ag Committee will hold a hearing later this month on Senator Chuck Grassley?s updated cattle market reform legislation.Grassley announced on Twitter Thursday evening that a hearing takes place at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 26th on the recently updated Cattle...
Opening Market Podcast – Matt Bennett AgMarket.Net 4-8-22
Today is the release of the April #WASDE. Matt Bennett of AgMarket.Net tells Dustin Hoffmann that this is not historically a big mover, but that anything is possible.
Case IH provides oil and filter advice for your equipment
A Case IH officials says using the right oil and filters will help farmers save time and money.Troy Schaar, regional parts and service manager with Case IH, talks about what producers should look for in a high-quality oil to protect their machinery.?Your oil really...
Food Bank of Iowa uses $100,000 donation to produce 2,000 meal boxes
The Food Bank of Iowa hosted a group of volunteers on Wednesday to package 2,000 springtime meal boxes.The event was made possible through a $100,000 donation from the Murphy Family Foundation and a partnership with Fareway. While 2,000 meals may sound like a lot of...
Closing Market Podcast 4-7-2022
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