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Cash flow pressures reshape equipment decisions on Iowa farms
Tight margins continue to shape decision-making on farms across Iowa. While disease pressure still plays a role, commodity prices and cash flow have become the dominant concerns for many producers, especially when it comes to equipment purchases. Those pressures are changing how farmers think about buying machinery and how they work with lenders and equipment dealers. According to Brian Schrock of AgDirect, those conversations have become more frequent and more detailed as producers look for...
Iowa land sales reach new peaks
Iowa saw a monumental jump in land sales and land prices over the last year, according to Farmers National Company.Increasing land prices coupled with more farms being sold created new peaks in real estate sales in Iowa during 2021 for Farmers National Company. Randy...
Schiefelbein excited for new role as NCBA president
The National Cattlemen?s Beef Association?s new president is eager to get to work.At the 2022 NCBA Convention in Houston, Texas, Don Schiefelbein took over as NCBA president. Schiefelbein and his family own and operate Schiefelbein Farms, a large diversified farming...
RFS battle ensues at yesterday?s Senate EPW hearing
The Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) has been a hot topic over the past several years. Small refinery exemptions have been handed out like Halloween candy to companies that do not qualify for them, and big oil has been doing all it can to keep their hold on the energy...
Dairy Groups: New FDA commissioner needs to address misuse of dairy labels
Dairy industry organizations urge the new Food and Drug Administration Commissioner to stop the mislabeling of imitation dairy foods. Edge Dairy Cooperative, The International Dairy Foods Association, and the National Milk Producers Federation, all congratulated Dr....
Pork production costs at highest level since 2014
Cost management and development of a marketing plan are two of the biggest parts of turning a profit. Dr. Lee Schulz, associate professor in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University, said that, from a revenue perspective, these are the highest prices since...
USMEF providing worldwide education about U.S. red meat
One of the U.S. Meat Export Federation?s goals for 2022 is to continue education efforts across the world when it comes to informing consumers about the benefits of U.S. red meat products.Dan Halstrom, USMEF president and CEO, tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network...
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Rep. Feenstra provides end-of-year updates
With elections over and done with, Congress is now sitting in a lame duck session. Iowa 4th District Congressman Randy Feenstra said they?re trying to get some legislation to move along before the end of the year.Recently, the EPA announced proposals for volumes and...
Farmers and farm workers hopeful U.S. Senate passes workforce modernization act
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act has twice passed in the U.S. House of Representatives in recent years. Now farmers and farmworkers are hoping that the bill can make its way through the U.S. Senate in the final weeks of 2022 during the lame duck session of...
Northeast Iowa crop conditions provided great yields
We have spent so much time talking about the challenges many Iowa producers faced in 2022, that we have sometimes forgotten that a portion of the state saw some really great conditions. Those kinds of results need to be acknowledged and celebrated as well.Audio: Full...
October pork exports largest in 16 months; beef tops $10 billion
October exports of U.S. pork were the largest in more than a year, and beef export volume also increased from a year ago, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. U.S. beef exports are on a record pace in 2022 and have already exceeded $10 billion. Pork exports...
USDA report shows that farming is still a family business
The USDA?s Economic Research Service released the 2022 edition of its America?s Farms and Ranches at a Glance Report. The report provides the latest statistics on U.S. farms, including production, financial performance, COVID-19 assistance, and farm household...
