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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...
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...
Gov. Reynolds announces $100M investment in Water Infrastructure, Conservation Practices
Gov. Reynolds today announced a historic $100M investment in water infrastructure and water quality efforts for the State of Iowa.Through a new grant program within Iowa Finance Authority, Gov. Reynolds is allocating $75M for the Water Infrastructure Fund. The funding...
Bayer to launch first-of-its-kind Project Carbonview
Bayer, along with Bushel and Amazon Web Services, has unveiled an industry-first digital carbon footprint measurement solution for agriculture.Sachi Desai, senior director of digital partnerships for Bayer?s Climate Corporation, says Project Carbonview is a...
Demand soars in China for U.S. beef
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says beef exports to China have surged in 2021, reaching 138,000 metric tons through September valued at more than $1.1 billion.USMEF economist Erin Borror explains that export growth to China has not come at the expense of...
Skor calls the EPA?s biofuel proposal a ?mixed bag?
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says the EPA?s proposed rulemaking regarding domestic biofuels blending requirements under the RFS is a mixed bag.Skor says the agency?s proposed RVOs released Tuesday would undercut blending requirements for renewable, low-carbon biofuel...
IFB President Craig Hill reflects on a decade at the helm
The 2021 Iowa Farm Bureau Annual Meeting wraps up today in Des Moines. Yesterday there were great breakout sessions, delegate meetings, Young Farmer & Rancher groups, and more. It was time to meet, in-person, and talk about the issues of another year in Iowa...
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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...
Opening Market Podcast – Matt Bennett AgMarket.Net 9-30-22
Quarterly Grain Stocks come out from USDA this morning. Matt Bennett, of AgMarket.Net, & Dustin Hoffmann look at what we can expect in today's trade.
U.S. Export Sales Report (9-29-22)
This week?s report was relatively bullish, but almost anything would be better than what we saw last week. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.Hopefully, export sales will start to strengthen again as...
Fall crop insurance sales deadline approaching
Farming is an occupation that comes with considerable risk. There are many factors that are within a farmers? control but there are also many outside forces that can greatly affect an operation.The September 30th crop insurance deadline for fall-seeded crops is...
Closing Market Podcast- Bill Moore PRICE Futures Group- 9-29-22
Lower commodity prices in other countries are exerting pressure on U.S. market prices. Additionally, the markets are waiting with bated breath for tomorrow's quarterly grain stocks report. Riley Smith talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.
