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U.S. beef trade to Indonesia reopens
Earlier this month, the Indonesian Halal Authority (BPJPH) moved to reaccredit the only U.S. halal certifying company in the U.S. approved for Indonesia. The accreditation had been suspended in March, effectively halting U.S. beef exports to Indonesia. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Vice President for Asia Pacific Jihae Yang said BPJPH had questioned whether U.S. slaughter practices met Indonesia’s halal standards, but those concerns have now been addressed. Now that beef trade is...
Combine sales up in 2022 while tractor sales decline
The number of combines sold went up while the number of tractors sold declined in 2022. Curt Blades, AEM senior vice president - industry sectors and product leadership, says the decline largely reflects the robust sales in 2020 and 2021.Combine sales saw continued...
AFBF files challenge to new WOTUS rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and 17 other organizations are challenging the new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule in a lawsuit. AFBF Deputy General Counsel Travis Cushman said the new WOTUS rule once again gives the federal government sweeping authority...
Emerald Ash Borer confirmed in Monona, Osceola, and Woodbury counties
Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Monona, Osceola, and Woodbury CountiesAsh tree-killing insect now confirmed in all but three of Iowa?s 99 countiesDES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 19, 2023) ? Emerald ash borer (EAB) has been discovered in Monona, Osceola, and Woodbury Counties...
Cattlemen?s Beef Board using Beef Checkoff to combat misinformation
With the amount of misinformation circulating nowadays, especially in the ag industry, it?s important to have a group that will stand up and actively combat it. That?s one of the main purposes of the Cattlemen's Beef Board and the Beef Checkoff- to combat...
Managing risks in the markets
Last week?s WASDE report was expected by many to bring bearish news to the ag marketplace. Instead, the USDA made cuts to ending stocks and harvest acres for corn and soybeans and that led to some bullish price movement. In the following days we saw March corn push to...
Bee vaccine to be available this spring
You read that right- there is now a vaccine to help protect honeybees from disease. The USDA recently granted a conditional license for a vaccine to protect the country?s honeybees from foulbrood disease. The vaccine was developed by Dalan Animal Health, a small...
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U.S. Export Sales Report (8-3-23)
This week’s export sales were neutral, but that’s definitely not from a lack of sales action, especially in new crop soybeans. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week’s report.Flash sales have also been popping up here and there,...
Reigning Iowa State Fair Queen preparing to hand off her crown
Mary Ann Fox, the 2022 Iowa State Fair Queen, has been representing the Iowa agriculture industry well over the past year. Now, she’s preparing to hand off her royal duties to a new Iowa State Fair Queen in a little over a week. Fox reminisced on her favorite part of...
EATS Act is seeing pushback. Where do we go from here? (Part 1)
We have talked at length with Iowa lawmakers supporting the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act brought forward by Congresswoman Ashley Hinson in the House and in the Senate by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas. According to what we have been told, it is...
Agoro Carbon introduces new legume cover crop practice
Agoro Carbon has added legumes into a cover crop mix, which expands their carbon market offerings to farmers. Clay Craighton, Agoro Carbon strategic accounts manager, said the addition will allow legacy farmers- who are already utilizing cover crop strategies- to join...
Ethanol industry says EPA taking too long to finalize summertime E15
The ethanol industry says in a letter to EPA chief Michael Regan that it’s way past time for the agency to ‘green light’ summertime E15 use requested in April 2022 by eight Midwest governors.The Renewable Fuels Association says the deadline is more than a year old to...
