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South American Weather and Crop Update (7-30-25)
The weather in South America has still not changed much, with farmers in Brazil and Argentina seeing mostly clear and dry conditions. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said there are scattered rain showers, but otherwise the weather remains status quo. The dry weather can be a blessing and a curse- while it normally allows for a quick harvest, farmers have to wait for rain if the ground gets too dry. McBride said the latter is the case for Brazil right now. Barring any major issues,...
Partial opening of Nigeria exciting news for U.S. red meat
U.S. red meat has gained access to a promising new market in Nigeria.Although Nigeria remains closed to all raw U.S. beef, pork and lamb, Matt Copeland, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) representative in Africa, said it is an intriguing destination for U.S. red...
Washington still dragging its feet on biofuels
Yesterday, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit was held in downtown Des Moines. Biofuels leaders from across the state, region, and country were on hand to address the state of the industry, discuss the future of biofuels, and how the work being done has already been a...
NPB President Gene Noem shares his goals for 2022
PORK CONGRESS AUDIO: Gene Noem, President of the National Pork BoardLeaders from the National Pork Board are meeting with farmers this week at the 2022 Iowa Pork Congress to share their priorities for 2022.Gene Noem, President of the National Pork Board, tells the...
New IPPA president, Rasmussen, outlines 2022 priorities
PORK CONGRESS 2022 AUDIO: Kevin Rasmussen, Incoming President of Iowa Pork Producers AssociationThe new incoming president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association is looking forward to the organization?s progress in 2022.Kevin Rasmussen is a pig farmer in Humboldt...
USDA urges producers to submit applications for 2021 LFP by Jan. 31
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds ranchers and livestock producers that they may be eligible for financial assistance through the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for 2021 grazing losses due to a qualifying drought or fire. The deadline to apply...
South American Weather and Crop Update (1-25-22)
South America is looking to get some stabilizing rains over this next week. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said they?ll appreciate these rains, but it probably won?t be enough for them to start to thrive.?On the 1-to-5-day, we are looking at some very good...
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U.S. Export Sales Report (10-27-22)
This week?s U.S. Export Sales Report brings with it a mixed bag of data. Corn sales underperformed once again, but soybeans looked decent. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s report.Additionally, there were no flash sales this...
Midday Market Podcast- John Heinberg TFM- 10-27-22
A strong start to the day, but things have flipped a bit by midday. The corn market is very concerned about demand, export numbers just so-so this morning. Mark Magnuson talks with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing in today's podcast.
HPAI discovered in small Iowa flock, but no lockdowns yet
It's been one week since the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship confirmed that we had our first positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) this fall in Dallas County. It's the first case that's been reported since May 2nd. It confirms...
OvaEasy turns Iowa eggs into a more shelf-stable product
Most of us are very aware of the fact that Iowa is the nation?s top egg producing state. Eggs are dense with nutrients and easy to cook, which means they?re always in demand from families across the country and the world. The only issue with eggs, though, is that they...
Can farmers meet food demand for a growing world population?
As the world?s population continues to grow, producers must meet new challenges to feed the world. Will farmers be able to feed 10 billion people by 2050?Kip Tom, former Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture says the private sector needs...
