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AFBF recognizes Veteran Farmer Award of Excellence recipient
A retired Army veteran is the second winner of the American Farm Bureau Federation Veteran Farmer Award of Excellence. The award, presented with the support of Farm Credit, goes to retired Army Command Sergeant Major Matthew Rutter of South Carolina, who had an eventful 22 years of service. Following Rutter’s time in the service, he co-founded the nonprofit Project Victory Gardens to help veterans transition to civilian life with renewed purpose and hands-on agricultural skills. Rutter was...
Grassley expects ag leadership to announce one-year farm bill extension
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has said in recent weeks that he thinks a one-year extension to the current 2018 farm bill is more likely to take place than the agreement and adoption of a new five-year farm bill. This week David Scott (D-GA), the ranking member of the...
FSA county committee elections start this week
The USDA will begin mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency county and urban county committee elections. Ballots will go to all eligible agricultural producers and private landowners across the country. Elections are occurring in certain Local...
Secretary Naig invites us to “Choose Iowa” this holiday season
With Halloween in our rearview mirror, retailers have slammed their feet down hard on the holiday shopping pedal. More and more we are seeing specials spread out for weeks before the holidays, hoping their customers will spend more if it’s spread out. Also, to get...
New feed system for cattle can “unlock genetic potential”
Farmers Business Network, the global AgTech platform and farmer-to-farmer network, recently announced the rollout of its new feed system for beef cattle called Profectus Feeds. Dr. Brian Dorcey, head of veterinary strategy with FBN says that the Profectus Feeds system...
U.S. red meat showcasing value and versatility in Mexico
Demand for U.S. red meat in Mexico has been outstanding in 2023, with pork exports on a record pace and demand for beef reaching its highest level in several years. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has capitalized by aggressively promoting a wide range of pork...
Ranking member David Scott calls for one-year farm bill extension
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today called to extend the 2018 Farm Bill to offer certainty and support to farmers, ranchers, and foresters as extremism within the House Republican Conference hobbles legislative efforts. “While we continue the...
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South American Weather and Crop Update (4-2-24)
Brazil is still on the drier side, but continued rain in Argentina is elevating concerns from the excessively wet conditions. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest conditions. The longer-term forecast also contains rain for Argentina,...
Grassley says Iowa better prepared for HPAI after previous outbreaks
On Monday a Texas dairy worker tested positive for avian flu after contracting the illness that has sickened dairy cattle across several U.S. states. The human case follows recent cow infections in Texas, Idaho, Michigan and New Mexico. The virus appears to have been...
Driving corn demand through renewable chemicals
At the Advanced Bioeconomy Conference in Washington, D.C., the National Corn Growers Association sponsored a special session on renewable chemicals and other materials. The session outlined the national incentive for biobased chemicals and renewable materials that...
HPAI crosses species barrier again. Now it’s humans.
Yesterday was an interesting day in the cattle complex and in agriculture in general. It started with us discussing the fact that we were seeing High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or bird flu crossing the species barrier into dairy cattle. We featured a discussion...
Bio-based seed treatments help fight white mold and SDS
Soybean growers are always attempting to maximize yield and increase return on investment by making sure they are utilizing every tool available to them. Whether that is meeting with a local agronomist to make sure they have the right traits for their operation or...
