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USDA issues August livestock report
Based on the mid-year cattle report, a further tightening is expected of calves available for placement in late 2025 and early 2026. The report also suggests steady but gradual changes to inventories of beef cows and replacement heifers. That means the 2025 and 2026 beef production forecasts were lowered from last month. Elsewhere, lamb prices moved sharply upward in June and July of this year, leading to higher lamb price forecasts for the rest of 2025 and 2026. Milk production is forecast to...
Not everyone is pleased with proposed Indo-Pacific trade pact
The Biden Administration recently announced its own trade proposal for pacific rim countries that includes the United States. This is in response to the long-talked about Trans-Pacific partnership which the U.S. removed itself from, and the new proposals being put...
U.S. Export Sales Report (6-3-22)
Since Monday was Memorial Day, the USDA pushed its release of the weekly U.S. Export Sales Report to today. However, that doesn?t mean it?s a particularly special report. In fact, today?s numbers were very mediocre, and it?s dragging corn and soybean prices down....
Crop insects to watch for in June
As the planting season is coming to an end, now is the perfect time for those insect pests to be making their appearances and farmers need to keep an eye out on those newly vulnerable crops.University of Illinois Field Crops Entomologist Nick Seiter says the insects...
Keeping hogs comfortable in summer
We have already had a few days that have given us a taste of summer in 2022. While the temps are a little more manageable, it may be time to go through your barns and make sure they are going to provide a comfortable temperature for your hogs during the summer.Chris...
Live bird exhibition ban lifted
Today, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced the March 23 order that cancelled all live bird exhibitions at fairs and other gatherings of birds due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been lifted. It has been 30 days since USDA...
Bees & agriculture: what does the future hold?
For the past few years, we have been talking about the use of insecticides in agriculture and the effect it is having on the pollinators that are depended on in the ecosystem. Sometimes the discussions were heated. Sometimes the discussions were only inclusive to one...
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U.S. pork industry looking forward to more growth in 2023
Demand for U.S. pork will continue to pick up pace, as the industry has seen in the past couple monthly export reports. Dr. Steve Meyer, an economist with Partners for Production Agriculture, which was recently acquired by Ever.Ag, said the key is to keep countries...
Corn growers praise Biden officials for stance on biotech corn
The National Corn Growers Association praised the Biden administration for issuing an official rejection of a recent proposed compromise from Mexico on biotech corn imports into the country. The development came during a meeting between Mexican officials and U.S....
South American Weather and Crop Update (1-24-23)
The rain has decided to stick around in Argentina. This means the U.S. grain markets will continue to see pressure. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather conditions for Brazil and Argentina.McBride said they?re pretty much...
Attacking weeds with multiple modes of action
It is a well known battle, farmers vs. weeds. But how does a farmer gain the upper hand?Eric Scherder, U.S. crop protection launch leader with Corteva, says that when putting together your weed control plan you should be building that plan around an entire weed...
Creating opportunities for lesser-known pork cuts in Mexico
U.S. pork exports to Mexico reached new heights in 2022. Through November, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), shipments to Mexico were up 9% from a year ago and nearly matched the full-year record achieved in...
