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Iowa farmers need increased economic certainty
As concerns continue to rise regarding the possibility of year-round E15, farmers are still having to deal with heightened economic pressures. The increased demand from year-round E15 would go a long way in helping to alleviate much of that burden. Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra said farmers are obviously ready to meet increased demand for E15. Feenstra also sits on the Ways and Means Committee, where they are also looking closely at the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). For more...
Biden administration following USMCA regarding Canada dairy
Last month, the U.S. Trade Representative?s office initiated the second U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute regarding Canadian dairy tariff-rate quota policies. The U.S. is requesting dispute settlement consultations regarding Canada?s dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ)...
GROWMARK Foundation announces 2022 scholarship recipients
More than 300 students from across the United States and Ontario, Canada, applied for the award. Applications were evaluated by a panel of agribusiness professionals, and the funds are available for the fall 20212 semester. Only fifteen of those more than 300...
Farm groups tell SEC to stick to Wall Street, not Main Street
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a rule regarding climate disclosures that could affect every farmer and rancher in the United States, even though they aren?t publicly traded entities. The proposed rule affects climate reporting and carbon...
High fuel prices & inflation affecting Rural Mainstreet Index
This economy is wrapping its tentacles around every facet of our lives. It affects everybody differently, but it affects everybody, urban and rural alike. The latest Rural Mainstreet Index was just released from Creighton University, and the numbers aren?t much to...
Inflation prompting some trading partners to cut tariffs on red meat
South Korea is the latest country to suspend import duties on pork and other food items in an effort to combat inflation. Korea joins Mexico, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Brazil in reducing or eliminating tariffs on certain food items to lower consumer...
Republican leaders introduce new Act for the Ag community
Last week, the Reducing Farm Input Costs and Carriers to Production Act was introduced by Republican leaders from the Agriculture and Budget Committees. Chair of the Western Caucus, Dan Newhouse, says the legislation will protect and promote American agriculture. One...
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Iowa Senator Ernst questions Ag Secretary Vilsack on grant programs
Since the pandemic, USDA has offered grants to farmers and co-ops that are looking to start meat processing facilities. This is an effort to open up competition against the ?Big-4? processors and the hold they have had on the livestock marketplace. This hold caused a...
SHIC and NPB collaborating for swine health
Protecting the health of the U.S. swine herd through disease monitoring and research is a goal of the National Pork Board (NPB) and the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC). Dr. Paul Sundberg with SHIC said the program was started back in 2015 using Pork Checkoff...
Commodity brokerage firm predicts corn and soybean planted acres
A farmer survey by commodity brokerage firm Allendale says America?s farmers are expected to plant 90.41 million acres of corn and 87.76 million acres of soybeans this year. Those projected corn planting acres would be below the USDA?s Outlook Forum forecast of 91...
Auctioneering is much more than just a fast cadence
Whether it was for livestock, cars, or even a farm sale, most of us have been to an auction at some point in our lives. Of course, the most important part of the auction is the auctioneer. It?s easy to think that a good auctioneer can just talk really fast, but...
FBN helping farmers secure lower input prices
2022 was a year of high input costs and price volatility. Supply chain disruptions from the Covid 19 pandemic, labor shortages, and the war in Ukraine created many logistical problems that led to higher prices. Farmers Business Network co-founder Charles Baron says...
