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DOJ confirms probe into beef processors
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation into the nation’s beef processing industry, raising concerns about market concentration and its impact on cattle producers. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said officials are examining whether consolidation among major meatpackers has contributed to higher beef prices. According to federal officials, the four largest processors—Tyson Foods, Cargill, JBS USA, and National Beef Packing—control about 85 percent of the fed...
Reduce the need for labor and let pigs vaccinate themselves
It may seem crazy, but a legitimate solution to the ongoing labor shortage is to let your pigs vaccinate themselves against certain common diseases. Boehringer Ingelheim has developed a new administration method for its oral Salmonella and Lawsonia vaccines- Enterisol...
World events are always influencing the fertilizer marketplace
Events halfway across the world affect the fertilizer marketplace even here at home. The knock-on effect from conflicts, weather events, and government policy can drastically change the price that Iowa’s farmers pay for fertilizer. The recent conflict in the middle...
Groups express concern about disaster relief changes
The National Corn Growers and 16 state-affiliated associations joined more than 140 allied national, regional, and state commodity organizations opposing changes to USDA disaster relief. The groups sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack relaying their concerns with...
Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Continuing to improve! One of the great things about Iowa Agriculture is we're always looking at how we can do things better and we're getting great help. On Thanksgiving, we have a lot to be thankful for, including the companies who are helping us out like UPL on...
Chief Ag Negotiator talks about the strength of our trade situation
As we have talked about in great detail, exports are an essential part of our agriculture industry. We truly feed the world and we need to have good trade relationships to do that. That is why we rely on the office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the team there....
South American Weather and Crop Update (11-21-23)
The markets are homing in on weather issues in northern Brazil. Continued dryness in the region is raising alarms on the upcoming crop. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather conditions in South America. McBride said there are...
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How U.S. agriculture can make up for lost commodity sales to China
Rabobank’s RaboResearch team this month released its bi-monthly North American Agribusiness Review. Roland Fumasi the North American Head of RaboResearch says that the report shows certain segments of the ag sector are facing more headwinds than others in 2024. Fumasi...
Gov. Reynolds signs two important cattle bills
Last week, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed two high-priority bills for the Iowa Cattlemen's Association (ICA) into law. The event marked a great victory for today’s cattle producers as well as future generations. ICA CEO Bryan Whaley said the first of the two bills,...
USMEF Spring Conference guest speakers preview presentations
When the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference kicks off this Wednesday, May 22, in Kansas City, the lineup of guest speakers will include CattleFax CEO Randy Blach. Blach said he’ll discuss the status of the U.S. cattle industry’s herd rebuilding...
Groups react to House farm bill ahead of markup
Some of America’s leading agricultural organizations are reacting to the House version of the farm bill put forth by Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson ahead of markup on May 23. American Soybean Association President Josh Gackle believes the legislation will...
Moving last of your stored crops requires some strategy
As planting is wrapping up across much of the state, our attention will soon turn back to other matters on our farm. One of those is the bins full of old crop grains that haven’t been marketed yet. If you still hold on to some uncontracted grains, you are likely...
