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Grassley to seek more aid for soybean producers
As soybean growers voice their frustrations due to low prices for their crops and rising input prices United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says he plans to speak with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins about the need for aid. Grassley says that legislation may be needed or aid disbursed in the form of funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation. With the United States biggest international soybean market, China, not purchasing U.S. soybeans the problem has intensified for growers. The...
African Swine Fever still has not made it to the U.S.
The markets are beginning to react to another case of African Swine Fever (ASF) appearing in a market herd of hogs in Germany. With Germany being a major competitor in the global pork market, this could be a good sign for the United States, as a ban on German pork...
Upper Midwest experiences another derecho
In case you weren?t around the upper Midwest on Tuesday, it was hot. It was one of those days that just thinking about going outside made you sweat. Days like that have been often coming this summer, but the one thing that we know is that eventually heat waves break....
Brazil?s second crop corn harvest is underway
Corn harvest in Brazil is off to a good start in many places. Dr. Michael Cordonnier, an agronomist with Soybean and Corn Advisor, Inc., says he recently increased his harvest projection for the country?s second-corn crop.?The Safri?a corn is 31 percent harvested in...
Iowa?s Region 11 crop update
Some of Iowa has been dealing with little rains and drought conditions for most of the growing season so far. Meanwhile the Southcentral into the Southeast region of Iowa, has dealt with quite the opposite. While both extremes have their pros and cons, mother nature...
AFT smarter land use planning is urgently needed
Smart growth and investment in America's downtowns and main streets must occur now to secure the land that grows our food, according to American Farmland Trust. The organization Wednesday released its new report, Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing an Abundant Future...
Ongoing Farm Bill discussions could look different in January
The 2023 Farm Bill has been discussed quite a few times in the respective chambers of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees. There have been hearings on climate change, subsidies, and nutrition. This is the biggest food policy document in the government, and...
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Mexico?s second GMO change in a week escalates USMCA concerns
Earlier this week, we talked with Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig about the proposal Mexico had offered to walk back the GMO ban on yellow corn temporarily and ban its growth in only their country. This was met with skepticism and calls that it was still a...
Iowa-based company working on autonomous planter
Agriculture is constantly evolving, and some of the technological innovations are reach brand-new levels. Now, we even have an Iowa-based company working on an autonomous planter, which can help farmers in a variety of ways. David Krog, CEO of Salin 247, said that,...
Report shows that beef is winning against chicken
One of the things Jennifer Nealson oversees for the Dollar a Head Beef Checkoff efforts- which are contracted by the checkoff to the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association- is research projects. At the recent 2023 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, Nealson said...
2022 finishes a top three year for U.S. pork exports
Courtney Knupp is the vice president of international market development for the National Pork Board and she says that 2022 was a top three export year for the industry.Despite challenges to the global marketplace from the lingering Covid pandemic and supply chain...
Farmers for Soil Health a joint effort to increase sustainability
Conservation and climate-smart farming are not new terms in our vocabulary. More and more, we are seeing farmers changing their practices to be even more mindful of the effect they have on the soil and the environment around them. They are working to make sure good...
