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Farmers play a key role in producing Super Bowl snacks
Super Bowl Sunday is consistently one of the highest demand days for food across the U.S., supporting the farm economy. Faith Parum, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said Super Bowl Sunday can really reflect the abundance of American agriculture. However, as folks come together to watch the big game, it’s important to remember that the farmers supplying the spread face rising production costs and tight margins. Parum said something to keep in mind is that farmers receive...
CHS analyst talks about the current state of uncertainty in the markets
For the past two years, we have seen extreme market volatility. That has been almost talked to death. However, the causes for the volatility are the topics of interest in any given cycle. Volatility has increased over the past few weeks, but how are these repetitive...
HPAI detected in non-commercial flock in Warren County
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Warren County, Iowa. The virus was found in...
Fuel price spreads in unchartered territory
Fuel prices reached record levels this month, and price spreads have been in unchartered territory. Scott Wilson, Energy Customer Risk Manager with Growmark, says fear has been fueling the markets.Supply issues have been supporting diesel prices. Wilson says diesel...
Vilsack says pandemic was a wakeup call for nutrition insecurity
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says nutrition security concerns grew during the COVID-19 pandemic.During a recent appearance at the Teacher?s College at Columbia University, Vilsack said his agency is concerned about nutrition security.?We learned from this pandemic, the...
Midwest 2022 weather concerns
Severe weather is a concern for the Midwest this year, as it always is. Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions cited the December 15th outbreak as a sign of more severe outbreaks to come.?That December 15th event, it went from Colorado to Wisconsin and nine hours,...
USDA updates eligibility for Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has clarified the definition of a spot market sale and hog eligibility under the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP), which assists producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through Sept. 1,...
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Weekend Ag Matters- December 31st, 2022
In today's episode of Weekend Ag Matters Mark runs down the headlines, Riley speaks with Danny Munch an Economist at American Farm Bureau Federation, Dustin visits with Adam Mayer a Golden Harvest Agronomist, and Russ provides his faith based segment.
U.S. beef exports to east asia on a record pace
The USDA?s Foreign Agricultural Service released a report titled ?U.S. Beef Exports to East Asia on a Record Pace.? Despite economic uncertainties brought on by COVID, continued global supply chain challenges, and a competitive global beef market, American exports to...
FMC unveiling new Adastrio? fungicide for 2023
We know that crop diseases are always bringing their A-game when we do battle in the fields each year. Many of these yield-robbing diseases are also good at adapting or evading our tools altogether. We must have companies that adapt their technology to keep our crops...
BASF helps farmers finance their product choices
One of the biggest parts of selecting what products to use during a crop year is the financial commitment. Farmers want to know that they will get a good return on investment before they even think about using a specific line of products. Matt Malone, BASF senior...
2022 Iowa legislative session provided positive results for soybean farmers
Michael Dolch, director of public affairs with the Iowa Soybean Association, says that the 2022 Iowa legislative session yielded some very positive results for both Iowa soybean farmers and soy advocates.Dolch says that one area of policy that yielded positive results...
