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Thune says farm disaster aid threatened by shutdown
There is another impasse in Washington D.C. as Senate leaders blame each other for a possible October 1st government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says that Democratic leaders have opposed a partisan shutdown in the past. However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claims Republicans can’t pass temporary government funding or a continuing resolution unless they make a deal to restore Medicaid and Obamacare cuts. Thune says he expects some Democrats to break with Schumer. Thune...
Iowa, home to the nation’s premier land conference
The 2023 Land Investment Expo was held in Des Moines on Tuesday at the Iowa Events Center. The expo is considered the nation?s premier land conference and is held annually in Iowa?s capital city. Eric O?Keefe is the founding editor of The Land Report magazine which...
ARC or PLC?
It?s that time of year when farmers are making their selections for which program they are going to use to keep their operations protected for the 2023 growing season. The Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs are the two key...
Secretary Naig presents 2023 renewable fuels marketing awards
DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 10, 2023) ? Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that Growmark FS and Kwik Trip | Kwik Star are the winners of the 2023 Renewable Fuels Marketing Awards. The awards were created to recognize fuel marketers that have gone above...
South American Weather and Crop Update (1-10-23)
The immediate forecast for Argentina is still dry, but more extended forecasts show some moisture finally returning to the area. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather patterns for Brazil and Argentina.McBride said this rain...
Improving return on investment through farm management
The Peoples? Company Land Investment Expo took place in Des Moines this week at the Iowa Events Center. The land conference features ag professionals and business leaders as they discuss the trends in land investment and management.Eric Geiger, a land manager with...
U.S. pork industry learns more about battling FADs
A recent trip to the European Union allowed those in the pork industry to see firsthand how the U.S. industry can continue to prevent and prepare for a foreign animal disease outbreak. Dr. Dustin Oedekoven, chief veterinarian for the National Pork Board, along with...
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Grassley says US Navy should help ensure black sea grain traffic
A senior U.S. Senator says the U.S. should send part of its Navy to the Black Sea to ensure freedom of navigation for Ukraine grain shipments, now threatened by Russia since it pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal.Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the U.S. should...
USDA: food inflation mostly lower in 2023 compared to 2022
Retail food prices increased 4.8 percent in the first six months of 2023, lower than the rate of midyear inflation in 2022, of 8.2 percent. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the 20-year average for midyear inflation from 2002 to 2021 was 1.6 percent. All food...
New alliance promoting benefits of carbon capture for rural America
There are great debates happening about the environment and how we should proceed to make things better. That debate has gone on in the way we are managing our soil health, how we handle spraying the products we need to maintain our crop health. Now, there is a great...
Feenstra joins letter to USTR on Brazil?s ethanol tariff
Earlier this year, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber reinstated an import tariff on American ethanol shipped to Brazil. Prior to this announcement, American ethanol exports to Brazil had been duty-free since March of 2022. Now, there is a 16% tariff rate on ethanol...
Feenstra joins letter to USTR on Brazil’s ethanol tariff
Earlier this year, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber reinstated an import tariff on American ethanol shipped to Brazil. Prior to this announcement, American ethanol exports to Brazil had been duty-free since March of 2022. Now, there is a 16% tariff rate on ethanol...
