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Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers
The Trump Administration is drawing up plans to use tariff revenue to fund a program to support U.S. farmers, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. "There may be circumstances under which we will be very seriously looking to and announcing a package soon," Rollins said financing the bailout with “tariff income that is now coming into America” was “absolutely a potential.” The report follows pressure from farm groups after China stopped purchases...
Mosaic Company adds new biologicals: PowerCoat? & BioPath?
Times have certainly changed when it comes to how we keep our soil and plants healthy in our farming operations. Soil health has come to the forefront of agriculture just as much as plant health and animal health has. While you're giving your plants the nutrients they...
Technological advancements allow CLAAS combines to maximize performance
When harvesting crops, efficiency and effectiveness of harvesting equipment is of vital importance. After a growing season of ups and downs and trials and tribulations, farmers need reliable equipment that helps the operator in all aspects of harvest.That's Jeff Gray,...
ICA looking forward to engaging with Iowa producers in 2023
It?s been another great year for the Iowa Cattlemen?s Association (ICA), so members were gathered at the Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit this month to reflect on those successes and plan ahead for the next year. Meghan Orr, ICA NE Iowa membership services, said...
South American Weather and Crop Update (12-27-22)
Another week of status quo weather down in South America. The conditions in Argentina will continue to impact U.S. soybean prices. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather patterns in Brazil and Argentina.Brazil has wrapped up...
Egg prices hit record levels
Egg prices are hitting record levels. Free Republic Dot Com says the surge in price is being driven by an avian-influenza outbreak that?s killed tens of millions of chickens and turkeys in the U.S. this year. Wholesale prices of Midwest large eggs hit a record of...
GROWMARK investing in new Ag innovations like Sabanto
No matter what we do or what we use to do a particular job, every technology we have was once a new idea. Times have changed in the past decades, as there are investors and companies that are looking to help get new ideas out to the public. GROWMARK is one of those...
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New Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons excited to take on first fair
The best time of the year. The greatest summertime event. Or, as it?s referred to as this year, the best days ever. No matter what you call it, nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair. At this point, we are less than a month away from the start of the state fair, and...
AFBF promoting the importance of the farm bill
The American Farm Bureau Federation led the creation of Farm Bill for America?s Families, a campaign to highlight the broad reach of the farm bill. AFBF President Zippy Duvall says the high-level campaign includes several messages to Congress.?We want to see a 2023...
Labor issues remain prevalent in animal agriculture
Between Prop 12 compliance requirements, labor issues, and the constant threat of foreign animal disease there is a lot weighing on the minds of Iowa?s hog producers.Terry Wolters is a former president and current board member of the National Pork Producers Council....
Legislation would lower the cost of biofuel-blending compliance
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to lower the cost of complying with biofuel-blending mandates. Reuters says legislation was introduced that would direct the White House to let oil refiners purchase compliance credits (RINs) for biofuel blending laws at a lower...
Fungicide applications still necessary despite dry start in Iowa
This year, like many years prior, has been throwing curveballs. We are seeing dry conditions suddenly becoming wet, and crops that were under stress now suddenly growing to their potential. It has got farmers scratching their heads and thinking about if they need to...
