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Searching for Iowa’s Best Burger
For those searching for the best burger in Iowa, the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association are making the quest easier as they announce the top 10 finalists in the 17th annual Iowa’s Best Burger Contest. More than 350 restaurants were nominated this year, and 5,400 burger aficionados cast their votes to determine the finalists. There are a handful of restaurants returning to the coveted list, and many new contenders making it for the first time. The Top Ten finalists...
Iowa farmer talks NCGA priorities for next Congress
Now that the elections are behind us, we know that we are going to be dealing with a divided Congress. Democrats have the majority in the Senate, but Republicans took back the house. Many say this is a referendum on how citizens want to see more cooperation than...
Electric vehicles won?t have AM radios
People shopping for electric vehicles will see that most don?t have AM radio, and it?s a move not sitting well with rural farm broadcasters. Nathan Simington is a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission who spoke to broadcasters at the National...
Challenges beginning to subside for ag equipment manufacturers
Sourcing parts for new ag equipment has been a big challenge in the last year. Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and raw material shortages have made it difficult to consistently produce new farm machinery.Daryl Theis, head of sales & marketing at CLAAS ?...
Will farmland market settle in 2023?
A Northwest Iowa land sale in Sioux County recently made headlines with a new record price of $30,000 an acre. The sale shows the continued high demand for premium farmland.Seventy-three acres of high-quality farmland in Sioux County, Iowa, sold for $30,000 per acre...
Take advantage of profit opportunities in 2023
Farmers are already looking ahead to the 2023 growing season. Some headwinds could mean challenges in the year ahead. Steven Nicholson is the Global Sector Strategist for Grains and Oilseeds at Rabobank. Despite concerns about the future, Rabobank experts remain...
Getting first-hand accounts of the Mississippi River situation
The Mississippi River is low and even though there has been occasional rises being seen, it is a far cry from what it normally should be seeing for barge traffic. This is putting much of the U.S. interior in a bind, as we use the river network to move goods to the...
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Northern Country Cooperative celebrates grand opening of new facility in Stacyville
(STACYVILLE, Iowa) ? Northern Country Cooperative celebrated the grand opening of its new, multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art agronomy service center on Thursday. Iowa Sec. of Agriculture Mike Naig joined the cooperative?s farmer-members at the open house, which...
AARP offers savings tips and endorses AM for Every Vehicle Act
From groceries to health care to eating out, the cost of everything is on the rise. How do you keep your budget in check and save for the future? AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl said AARP has tips to help rural American?s cut costs and stash savings during...
Consumer food purchasing behavior shifting
USDA?s Economic Research Service?s Food Expenditure Series shows consumer spending preferences are changing. Danny Munch, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist, said that, most notably, food away from home spending has exceeded food at home spending.?Spending away...
NPB and USMEF promote U.S. pork in expanding Latin American markets
The Latin American Product Showcase is an event that is hosted by the U.S. Meat Export Federation every two years, rotating to a different Central or South American host nation.The showcase draws regional buyers and sellers from 21 countries across Central and South...
U.S. Export Sales Report (7-20-23)
This week?s export sales actually brought some good numbers this time. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an analysis of this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.McBride also provided an update on the state of the old crop contracts as we prepare to come to the...
