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Grilling up fun at the Iowa Pork Producers Tent
Mother Nature tried to put a damper on the Iowa State Fair yesterday, spending much of the morning tossing thunderstorms our way. Nothing severe, but enough to keep the early crowds in check. By the time I arrived for my 11 a.m. “celebrity chef” shift at the Iowa Pork Producers Tent, the lunch crowd was just starting to pick up. The Cass County Pork Producers were there lending a hand, the grills were fired up, and the smell of pork grilling was already drifting through the air — smoke that,...
AEM urges lawmakers to take on supply chain issues legislatively
I don?t think anybody here does not know about the fact that we have an issue with our supply chain. When it comes to equipment, could we be seeing shortages on parts and replacement machinery?Kip Eideberg is the Senior Vice President of Government & Industry...
U.S. Export Sales Report (4-28-22)
Corn sales were a little disappointing, but soybeans sales are performing above average right now since South America had a poor crop. Overall, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said it all adds up to be a neutral report.Corn did see some additional action...
Cattle Contract Library may be ready first of year
As hearings have been happening on Capitol Hill concerning the future and the need for cattle market reformation, other tools to help farmers are closer to coming online.The Cattle Contract Library is a million-dollar pilot program that is aimed at giving producers...
Vilsack authorizes additional CCC funds for HPAI response
On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack approved Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funding to assist USDA?s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) response to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).The virus has been confirmed in 29 states,...
Status of cattle market reform: House Ag Committee
Yesterday, we discussed the hearing held in the Senate Ag Committee chambers about the situation with marketing in the cattle industry. The strains on some producers and the grip that the ?Big-4? meatpackers (Cargill, JBS, National Beef, and Tyson) have on the...
U.S. Ambassador to China offers honest look at U.S.-China relationship
If there was one takeaway from last week?s U.S.-China High Level Agricultural Dialogue, it?s that the relationship between the two countries is among the most important for both sides. Speaking virtually from his station overseas, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas...
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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...
Midday Market Podcast- Bryan Doherty TFM- 12-27-22
Mostly firmer in corn and soybeans today. How does China's lifting of Covid restrictions affect the markets? Mark Magnuson talks with Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing in today's podcast.
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...
