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NCBA starts at the grassroots
Buck Wehrbein is the outgoing president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Wehrbein tells the Iowa Ag Radio Network that his year as president in 2025 went by in a flash. He says profitability for producers is in a great spot and is hopeful that the current trend can continue. Wehrbein says that NCBA is an organization that works from the ground level up. That was Buck Wehrbein, the outgoing president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
Senator Grassley gives updates on Ag issues
There are a lot of bills moving through both chambers of Congress. Many of these will impact agriculture either directly or indirectly. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley held his weekly press call with Ag media on Monday, and he gave us updates on where several issues now...
Iowa?s Region 3 crop update
As most of us know, the weather this season has taken us for a whirlwind. We have gone through major storms, high winds, heavy amounts of rain, and too little amounts of rain. But how has this affected the crops in certain parts of the state?Iowa State University...
Bill would ban hostile countries from purchasing U.S. farmland
There has been much concern that American farmland is being bought up by countries who are either hostile to the U.S. or trying to beat us economically, such as China. A new amendment has been introduced that would ban China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from owning...
FBN releases 2022 U.S. Acreage Report
The global farmer-to-farmer network and AgTech platform, today announced that its 2022 US Acreage Report found that despite some weather-related planting delays in the Northern Plains, increased acreage in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio likely helped push the corn...
What does it take for USMEF to establish a foreign market?
During World Pork Expo, it was no secret that international trading was a concern. We came off a strong year in 2021, and numbers this year are so far lower. However, that is not dampening the spirits of those close to the pulse of our trade markets.Dan Halstrom is...
AgView platform organizing pork producers against FAD outbreaks
National Pork Board Chief Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven is working to build producer participation in AgView, a foreign animal disease contact-tracing platform that?s funded by the Pork Checkoff. He said his team has seen a large increase in usage throughout the...
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AgView helping pork producers prepare for animal health emergencies
Momentum with AgView continues to grow, as over 800 producer users are currently using the pig movement tracking platform. With more than half a million movements recorded last year from pig farmers, Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board assistant chief veterinarian,...
Today is National Ag Day
Whether or not it is officially acknowledged, the first week of Spring is celebrated as National Ag Week, and Tuesday is National Ag Day. It is a time we celebrate the role farmers and the rest of the ag industry plays in keeping our country fed, clothed, and...
NCBA concerned with district court decision to let WOTUS rule stand
The Biden administration's version of the Waters of the U.S. rule went into effect Monday. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association expressed displeasure in a District Court decision to deny a preliminary injunction of the rule. NCBA President Todd Wilkinson says,...
Spring is here, but the weather won?t change instantly
Not much has changed in the drought monitor over the past week. Spring may have officially sprung, but that doesn't mean the weather is going to instantaneously change. However, even with little change, we are still trending in the right direction. Iowa State...
Input prices are lower as planting season nears
Last spring fertilizer and chemical prices were high almost across the board. This year prices are in a much different spot says FBN chief economist Kevin McNew.Global tensions have calmed down some since last spring and that has made fertilizer prices more affordable...
