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RVO announcement coming very soon
The renewable fuels industry has been long awaiting the Environmental Protection Agency's release of the latest Renewable Volume Obligation blending requirements which are expected to be announced very soon. Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke this week at the National Ag Day celebration in Washington, D.C., and he says the announcement is imminent. Zeldin says the agency is currently working through the backlog of previously missed deadlines. That was Lee...
South American Weather and Crop Update (2-14-23)
It may seem like a broken record at this point, but not too much has happened crop-wise in South America. Brazil still looks great, and Argentina is still struggling. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown on the latest weather conditions in...
Crop insurance industry leaders gather for 75th annual meeting
Crop insurers and farm industry leaders reflected on the history of crop insurance and praised the successes of the program as they gathered this week for the crop insurance industry?s 75th annual meeting in Florida. Kendall Jones, chair of National Crop Insurance...
?2022 was a good year for the ethanol industry.?
Last week, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit was held in Des Moines, and people came from all across the country to talk about the state of the industry as we move forward into 2023. They talked about policy, their wishes for the next year, and talked about challenges...
Case IH celebrating 100 years of Farmall tractors
Recently, Case IH kicked off their celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Farmall tractor line. Originally, Bert R. Benjamin, an engineer for International Harvester, set out to design a tractor that could replace horses and, fittingly, ?farm all.? Since then,...
USDA Under Secretary Taylor visits Iowa State campus
The Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Alexis Taylor made a stop on Iowa State?s campus on Friday February 10th to meet with Iowa producer organizations and local exporters to highlight the benefits of...
NPPC shares quarterly economic update
The National Pork Producers Council recently released its quarterly economic update. Coming off of a strong year in 2022, many producers are wondering how 2023 will shape up to be. Holly Cook, a staff economist with the NPPC, explained the update and why it?s...
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IAWA working hard to clean up Iowa’s water
Seeing great improvement in Iowa's water quality, and yet we're just getting started. It’s the result of lot of efforts not only urban but also rural and Rebekah Jones, Communications Director for the Iowa Agricultural Water Alliance says a lot of time, effort and...
NPB partnership with USMEF yielding trade benefits
Thanks to the partnership with the U.S. Meat Export Federation, pork producers investing Checkoff dollars are seeing a strong return on investment with global opportunities. Kelli Wicks, National Pork Board’s manager of international market development, says that...
NCGA campaign calls for a level playing field
The National Corn Growers Association launched a grassroots advocacy campaign to encourage the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to provide a level playing field for biofuels like ethanol. The organization wants corn growers and advocates to make their...
SCN Coalition launches new Profit Checker tool
We have talked for years about the damage that Soybean Cyst Nematodes (SCN) do to soybean fields around the country. They are a pest that has only a few methods for attack, and they are adapting well to those methods. However, it seems that it has been hard to put...
U.S. Export Sales Report (9-28-23)
A fairly normal report ahead of tomorrow’s Quarterly Grain Stocks Report. Both corn and soybeans mostly came within the estimates. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave a breakdown of this week’s U.S. Export Sales Report. The markets are looking for any news to...
