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July 2025 brought historic rainfall to Iowa
After experiencing an already wet month in June, history would suggest that July would back off on the faucets a little bit. That was not the case this year, though, as Iowa experienced the second wettest July on record. Dr. Justin Glisan, state climatologist for Iowa, said this year’s totals were twice as high as what we would expect from July. The storms we saw throughout July caused varying rainfall totals across the state, so some areas have had record-high amounts of rain. Glisan noted...
EPA further expands use of Enlist products for the 2022 growing season
Several grower groups, including the American Soybean Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Corn Growers Association, and National Cotton Council, welcomed and expressed appreciation for an announcement from EPA that will restore use of Enlist...
Iowa conditions ripe for high SCN population in 2022
If it isn?t one challenge in agriculture, it is another. We know that many of these challenges are out of our control, and the best we can do is prepare or react accordingly.The old adage is that ?misery loves company.? That is why many of the challenges we face in...
Bird flu outbreaks continue to grow in Iowa
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has confirmed two new outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the state.During a virtual press conference Tuesday afternoon, Naig announced that HPAI was detected in a commercial egg-laying chicken flock of 1.5 million...
FBN releases Spring Planting Report
The Farmers Business Network has released its annual Spring Planting Report ahead of USDA?s March 31 agency report.FBN Chief Economist Kevin McNew discussed the highlights of their report in an interview with the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network on Tuesday morning.?For...
Grassley unveils updated cattle market reform bill
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has announced changes to the proposed Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.Speaking with farm reporters Tuesday morning, Grassley said the updated cattle market reform bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish 5-7...
Supreme Court to hear AFBF Prop 12 case
California?s Proposition 12 seeks to ban the sale of pork from hogs that don?t meet the state?s arbitrary production standards, even if the pork was raised on farms outside of California. The Supreme Court just decided to hear a challenge to the law by Farm Bureau and...
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Pork Checkoff rates may be lower, but mission remains the same
The Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act mandates the Pork Checkoff. It requires a promotion fee to be collected any time a hog is sold. The rate had been 40 cents per hundred dollars, but a vote earlier this year reduced that rate to 35 cents per...
FSA Emergency Relief Program Phase 2 being worked out
Farmers have to deal with many unknowns when they put in the crop each year. That is why they purchase crop insurance and take advantage of programs from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help them in times of need. The Federal Government has...
Opening Market Podcast – Jim McCormick AgMarket.Net 12-7-22
Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net talks about what has been happening in the markets, South America's situation, and the fears of what a global recession could look like for our protein markets. He also looks into his crystal ball for his WASDE predictions for Friday.
Rabobank: Fertilizer prices lower in 2023
Fertilizer consumption suffered in 2022 due to market volatility and record-high prices. However, a new Rabobank report says a recovery in consumption is possible in some regions next year, with fertilizer prices lowering and commodity prices at historically high...
South American Weather and Crop Update (12-6-22)
The weather in Brazil is still looking good, and the weather in Argentina is still dry. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest weather patterns down in South America.McBride said that the stellar weather in Brazil could produce a...
