Top Stories
Grassley hopeful for year-round E15 legislation in 2025
United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that he is hopeful that Congress can pass legislation for year-round E15 sales nationwide in 2025. Grassley adds that if his bill for year-round E15 sales passes, it is likely to happen at the end of the calendar this year. He says that the latest USDA forecast of a massive corn crop has escalated the need for legislation. Grassley says that in the past, both parties have had Presidents pass waivers for summer E15 sales. Grassley says...
House passes bills promoting livestock market transparency
Groups like the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association (NCBA) are pleased the House of Representatives passed two bills that provide producers with greater transparency in the cattle markets. The House voted 418-9 to advance legislation that would extend the...
USDA makes no changes to corn and soybean outlooks
The USDA?s December WASDE report on Thursday was pretty uneventful for corn and soybeans.The WASDE report kept both corn and soybean ending stocks unchanged. Corn stocks remain at 1.493 billion bushels and soybean stocks at 340 million bushels. The USDA did increase...
Pioneer brand soybeans show yield advantages in 2021
NAFB Trade Talk Audio: Don Gehrls, Pioneer Soybean Marketing LeadPioneer brand soybeans had exceptionally strong performance for growers in 2021.In nearly 3,200 competitive on-farm comparisons, the top 40 Pioneer brand soybean products by demand demonstrated a yield...
Auction College looks to teach more than just the cadence
We have all been involved in an auction at some point in our lives. Maybe it has been for cattle, maybe household goods, maybe even for some collectible online. Whatever you are buying or selling, the principles are generally the same. It comes down to the auctioneer...
U.S. beef exports on pace to hit $10 billion
Beef export value for the United States continues to soar in 2021.Data released this week by the USDA shows October was another strong month for U.S. red meat exports. Beef exports reached 115,709 metric tons in October, a 7.5% increase from last year, while export...
USGC releases 2021 Corn Harvest Quality Report
The U.S. Grains Council released this week the 2021/2022 Corn Harvest Quality Report. The report is based on 610 samples taken from defined areas within 12 of the top corn-producing and exporting states. USCG revealed that revealed this year's U.S. corn crop has a...
Video
More Ag News
Weekend Ag Matters 10-1-22.mp3
Recent farm income forecast reason for concern
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its 2022 Farm Sector Income Forecast, which showed a mixed bag for the farm economy. USDA?s Economic Research Service predicts that producer cash receipts will increase 21 percent to more than $525...
The importance of even emergence with Precision Planting (Part 1)
Carl Dodge is an eastern Iowa farmer who has been using Precision Planting products for many years and has recently become a brand ambassador for the company who gets to try their new products.Carl has a YouTube channel, and he enjoys using that outlet to show his...
Ernst ? Thune bill looks to stop EPA from regulating animal flatulence
We know this has been a topic among environmentalists for a little while now. They are on the offensive to regulate the gas passed from your livestock, especially cattle. To a farmer, this seems absolutely absurd, but between the Administration and EPA Chief Michael...
Biodiesel to turbo charge american biofuel growth
A new report from CoBank says the recent investment surge in U.S. renewable diesel production capacity is likely to ignite a period of growth and transition for the biofuels industry. ?The outlook for biofuels is good as the U.S. and other developed countries embrace...
