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John Deere must face right-to-repair lawsuit
A court ruling determined that agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere must face a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission, which accuses the company of forcing farmers to use its authorized dealer network. A judge ruled that drove up farmers’ costs for repairs and parts. A U.S. District Court Judge in Rockford, Illinois, rejected Deere’s effort, for now, to end the lawsuit, which was filed at the end of President Joe Biden’s administration in January. “The suit alleges John Deere is...
New NPPC President Jen Sorenson talks about 2021 goals
It is a new year, a new Administration in the White House, and a new look in the Senate. That means more work needs to be done to communicate the goals of farmers and producers across the country. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) also has new leadership at...
Iowa Farm Bureau executive director announces retirement
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation announced this week that Joe Johnson will retire on June 1st as the organization?s executive director/secretary-treasurer. Andrew Wheeler with the Iowa Farm Bureau says Johnson is concluding a 36-year career with IFBF after having...
Application deadline for REAP program is near
The application deadline for the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP, is quickly approaching on March 31, 2021. The REAP program is designed to help rural businesses and farmers to purchase or install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency...
USDA releases ?neutral? WASDE Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture?s March Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports were mostly neutral, according to an Allendale broker. The WASDE Report showed U.S. corn stocks at 1.502 billion bushels, unchanged on the...
USMEF reports strong global demand for U.S. red meat
Recent data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation shows U.S. beef and pork exports opened 2021 below the large volumes posted a year ago.USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says there is strong global demand for U.S. red meat, but exports...
South American weather and crop update (3-9-2021)
Weather patterns in South America haven?t shown much change week-to-week. In this week?s South American weather and crop update on the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network, Allendale commodities broker Greg McBride says dry conditions have been occurring in southern Brazil...
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U.S. and Mexico Ag Secretaries meet to address shared priorities
United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos met this week to continue cooperation on shared priorities including open trade, science-based policy making, and sustainable and...
Ernst discusses Ukraine?s impact on global food security
U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Roger Marshall (Kan.) held an on-the-record briefing Wednesday about the war in Ukraine and what it means for global food security.Ernst and Marshall ? who are both a part of the Senate Agriculture Committee ? were joined by members of the...
Grassley pleased Biden is considering E15 summertime sales
The Biden administration is reportedly considering summertime sales of E15.Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley on Tuesday said he?s pleased the administration is taking a look at E15 as an option to help lower high fuel prices across the country.?The president has said he...
NCGA & EDF bestow award on Iowa Seed Corn Cover Crop Initiative
Farmers are making strides in reducing nutrient runoff and looking at ways of regenerating the soil. The practices take on many forms, but all are essential to the future of agriculture. We need to be able to manage the resources that allow us to keep the soil healthy...
Opening Market Podcast – Jim McCormick AgMarket.Net 4-6-22
It's been a topsy-turvey ride the past few days in the markets. Jim McCormick talks with Dustin Hoffmann about where things are at midweek, and what he looks for in Friday's WASDE report.
