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North American Bee Strategy aims to improve honeybee health
Honeybee colonies in the U.S. experienced significant losses in 2024, with an estimated 55% of managed colonies reported as lost from April 2024 to April 2025. That is the highest loss rate since tracking began in 2010. In response, the Honey Bee Health Coalition crafted the North American Bee Strategy, which aims to improve pollinator health. Matt Mullica, head of the coalition, said they brought the leading beekeeper organizations in the U.S. and Canada together for this strategy. Mullica...
IRFA offering biodiesel rebate for farmers
As harvest begins to ramp up, there are many things you have to think about as you keep the operation moving. With all the trucks, tractors, and combines that are moving around, one input links them all together: fuel. Diesel fuel is a hot commodity right now as farms...
Iowa Cattlemen developing future leaders in D.C.
In order to be an effective grassroots organization, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association needs leaders who are willing to step up and take on the issues facing the cattle industry. The Iowa Cattlemen's Leadership Program helps develop those leaders, and...
Strike at East and Gulf Coast ports would impact meat exports
Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance on a new labor agreement for port workers along the East and Gulf Coasts have stalled, increasing the potential for an Oct. 1 strike. U.S. Meat Export Federation...
Report has few clues for the future of the cattle cycle
Are beef cattle producers beginning to hold back heifers for breeding? Or is the United States beef cattle herd still in contraction mode? Unfortunately, there are few available clues in last week’s September USDA Cattle on Feed report as to the direction the beef...
Cyclone women agree to NIL deal with Iowa Pork Producers
Iowa State Cyclone women’s basketball players Audi Crooks, Kelsey Joens, Addy Brown and Alisa Williams have agreed to work with the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) to promote pork. In a video released Monday, the four sophomores on the Cyclone women’s...
NK Soybeans looks forward to 2025 growing season
As we see more combines hitting the fields to start the 2024 harvest season, we know it is not unreasonable to be thinking about the seeds we will be planting in 2025. This is especially true if this year’s hybrids aren’t meeting your expectations. NK Soybeans is...
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Fighting for farmers in 2025
The American Farm Bureau is looking ahead to 2025 after a strong finish to 2024 with farm aid being included in the Continuing Resolution. Producers will be helped by $10 billion dollars in farm aid and $21 billion in farm disaster aid as part of the CR. Next up is...
Mexico is U.S. dairy’s most reliable customer
America’s dairy exports to Mexico are approaching record levels as consumer demand for dairy products continues to outpace the country’s production. Mexico is the leading market for U.S. dairy products, comprising over one-fourth of international sales. Dairy product...
Be better prepared for pest protection in soybeans
As we prepare and finalize plans for the 2025 crop, we have to start thinking about how we will protect our plants in the fields. So many factors are beyond our control, but crop protection isn’t necessarily one of them. While things may not go according to plan or...
USMCA biotech corn dispute settled in U.S. favor
After almost two years of back and forth between the parties, a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Dispute Settlement Panel recently announced its ruling on a U.S. challenge of Mexico’s ban of U.S. biotech corn imports. In a March 2023 senate hearing, Under Secretary for...
Bird flu driving egg costs higher
Shoppers were buying more eggs to bake Christmas treats ahead of the holiday season at the same time U.S. wholesale egg prices were up 150 percent from last year. Reuters says the average retail price of a dozen eggs surpassed $3.60 in November, $2.50 higher than the...
