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$450,000 in state cost-share directed to water quality practices around 8 public Iowa lakes
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that nine Iowa Soil and Water Conservation District partners will receive $451,176 in water quality cost-share funding from the Publicly Owned Lakes program to help protect and enhance eight public lakes in Iowa. Jointly administered by IDALS and the DNR, the Publicly Owned Lakes program provides cost-share funding to landowners for conservation practices on...
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...
Fuel prices stabilize as oil prices show extreme volatility
After a storm of surging prices followed by a week of decline, the national average is virtually unchanged from a week ago, declining just tenths of a penny to $4.23 per gallon.The national average is up 62.4 cents from a month ago and $1.38 per gallon higher than a...
The market for used equipment remains hot
For the past year or more, quality used equipment has been a hot commodity in agriculture. Machinery that is a few decades old is still bringing near new prices. In one instance we heard about a farmer selling a tillage tool for only 10,000 less than he paid for it 25...
U.S. beef safeguard changes critical in Japanese market
The office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to Japan's beef safeguard under which higher import tariffs can be imposed on U.S. beef.The U.S. and Japanese governments will now work to finalize and implement the...
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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...
Merck Animal Health advancing animal care with greater focus on technology
As more of a biopharma company, Merck Animal Health is always focused on the wellbeing of livestock. Recently, Merck has taken that goal even further by placing a greater emphasis on creating new technologies that can detect illnesses in advance and allow farmers to...
Grassley gives update on workforce modernization act discussion in U.S. Senate
Labor shortages have been a critical issue in the agriculture sector in recent years.On his weekly conference call on Tuesday, Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley was asked about the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The act has passed the House of Representatives twice...
