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Naig Highlights Iowas Role in Americas 250th
Iowa is already looking ahead to 2026 and the celebration of America's 250th birthday. While most people are not thinking that far down the road, state leaders are, and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has been asked to help guide how our state will take part in the national observance. He says this is a chance to showcase Iowa's place in the American story. Naig says he is honored to be appointed to the role and is looking forward to what the next two years will bring. Naig is serving...
Technological advancements allow CLAAS combines to maximize performance
When harvesting crops, efficiency and effectiveness of harvesting equipment is of vital importance. After a growing season of ups and downs and trials and tribulations, farmers need reliable equipment that helps the operator in all aspects of harvest.That's Jeff Gray,...
ICA looking forward to engaging with Iowa producers in 2023
It?s been another great year for the Iowa Cattlemen?s Association (ICA), so members were gathered at the Iowa Cattle Industry Leadership Summit this month to reflect on those successes and plan ahead for the next year. Meghan Orr, ICA NE Iowa membership services, said...
South American Weather and Crop Update (12-27-22)
Another week of status quo weather down in South America. The conditions in Argentina will continue to impact U.S. soybean prices. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather patterns in Brazil and Argentina.Brazil has wrapped up...
Egg prices hit record levels
Egg prices are hitting record levels. Free Republic Dot Com says the surge in price is being driven by an avian-influenza outbreak that?s killed tens of millions of chickens and turkeys in the U.S. this year. Wholesale prices of Midwest large eggs hit a record of...
GROWMARK investing in new Ag innovations like Sabanto
No matter what we do or what we use to do a particular job, every technology we have was once a new idea. Times have changed in the past decades, as there are investors and companies that are looking to help get new ideas out to the public. GROWMARK is one of those...
ADM helping farmers to implement regenerative agriculture practices
Regenerative agriculture practices are good for soil health and improving water quality but they can also be beneficial to a farmer?s bottom line.Paul Scheetz is the Director of Climate Smart Ag Origination at ADM. Scheetz and his team offer premiums and incentives...
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Grassley says US Navy should help ensure black sea grain traffic
A senior U.S. Senator says the U.S. should send part of its Navy to the Black Sea to ensure freedom of navigation for Ukraine grain shipments, now threatened by Russia since it pulled out of the Black Sea grain deal.Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the U.S. should...
USDA: food inflation mostly lower in 2023 compared to 2022
Retail food prices increased 4.8 percent in the first six months of 2023, lower than the rate of midyear inflation in 2022, of 8.2 percent. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the 20-year average for midyear inflation from 2002 to 2021 was 1.6 percent. All food...
New alliance promoting benefits of carbon capture for rural America
There are great debates happening about the environment and how we should proceed to make things better. That debate has gone on in the way we are managing our soil health, how we handle spraying the products we need to maintain our crop health. Now, there is a great...
Feenstra joins letter to USTR on Brazil?s ethanol tariff
Earlier this year, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber reinstated an import tariff on American ethanol shipped to Brazil. Prior to this announcement, American ethanol exports to Brazil had been duty-free since March of 2022. Now, there is a 16% tariff rate on ethanol...
Feenstra joins letter to USTR on Brazil’s ethanol tariff
Earlier this year, the Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber reinstated an import tariff on American ethanol shipped to Brazil. Prior to this announcement, American ethanol exports to Brazil had been duty-free since March of 2022. Now, there is a 16% tariff rate on ethanol...
