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KXEL hosting farmer appreciation luncheon in Waterloo
A farmer appreciation luncheon taking place on Wednesday in Waterloo is designed to recognize the men and women who keep agriculture moving forward every day. The event, hosted by KXEL Radio at the National Cattle Congress Pavilion, is free and open to the public and aims to bring farmers, families, and community members together around National Ag Day. Jeff Stein with KXEL says the idea came from a simple desire to give something back. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, with food service...
January WASDE brings surprisingly good market news
The January WASDE report was expected to bring bearish news to the grain markets, but we actually ended up seeing some bullish price action. The USDA made cuts to ending stocks and harvest acres for corn and soybeans, which were the primary forces behind the upward...
Pasture management ensures optimal nutrient intake at low cost
Pasture management is vital to ensuring that your herd is receiving optimal nutrients while utilizing a producer?s lowest cost feed source. There is a lot more that goes into pasture management than many people may realize. One of the biggest threats to a pasture is...
Momentum still building for pork exports
November export numbers from the USDA show pork was once again immensely positive for global demand for U.S. both in the volume and value. Courtney Knupp, vice president of international marketing for the National Pork Board, said after a slower start to 2022, they...
Pro athletes buying Iowa farmland
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and longtime NBA player Blake Griffin are among some of the big-name athletes who are investing in Iowa farmland. They?ve joined up with more than 20 other pro athletes from the NFL, NHL, the NBA, and Major League Baseball to...
Fertilizer prices will be slow to come down
It feels like farming is becoming like predicting the weather. We are trying to figure out weather patterns, marketing for prices that will be doing only God knows what in nine months, and trying to figure out what it is going to cost to grow that crop each year.With...
Iowa Biodiesel Board urges EPA to reconsider proposed RFS rule
Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public hearing on the proposed Renewable Fuel Standards rule for 2023, 2024, and 2025. While the ethanol numbers provided relief to the renewable fuels industry, the biodiesel volumes were disappointing news....
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AFB says WTO needed to rule against China ag tariffs
An American Farm Bureau official says even if it is tough getting China to comply with a WTO ruling against its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports five years ago, it was the right decision. AFBF Trade Advisor Dave Salmonsen says whether or not China complies, it’s...
CoBank: drought, heat threaten soybean crop at a critical stage
Prolonged drought and record heat are threatening soybean yields in several key growing states across the Midwest. With most of the soybean crop still in the critical pod-setting phase that depends on August moisture, persistent dry conditions are lowering yield...
Telling the story of ag and tractor pulling
Understanding the consumer through his or her own eyes, our end users of the products – the consumers of food of course – and their take on what happens out in the countryside without knowledge of production. You’ll generally find Kyle Jackson, dressed in his famous...
West Coast Longshoreman ratify new port labor contract
Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents dockworkers at all U.S. West Coast ports, have voted to ratify a tentative contract agreement reached in mid-June. The six-year agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2022, and runs...
U.S. fruit producers losing to China because of “UnPear” trade practices
We don’t get to talk about fruits and vegetables all that much, because it is just not a major component of the agriculture industry in our state. However, all of us eat, and we like to enjoy the fruits and vegetables that are grown by our fellow ag producers in more...
