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President Trump vows to support year-round E15 sales
Yesterday, President Donald Trump visited the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa, with the message of “Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks.” During his speech, President Trump celebrated the accomplishments of his first year in office again, highlighting the work he has done on the economy and driving global trade. As he touched on his work with the ag economy, President Trump also pointed out his commitment to reducing the government push for electric vehicles, thus increasing the room for the...
Stine talks about products at Iowa Ag Expo
The 2022 Iowa Ag Expo kicked off yesterday at 9AM. Stine Seed had a booth for visitors to talk about some of their major products: Enlist E3 soybeans and MX Series corn. Dustin Ellis, Stine regional sales agronomist for central Iowa, talked a bit about what those seed...
South American Weather and Crop Update (2-2-22)
Some rain this week helped stabilize the crops in South America. However, Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said that the next two weeks are looking very dry overall.?In the 1-to-5-day, there is rain in both southern Brazil and Argentina,? McBride said. ?Not a...
Senator Ernst talks EPA and trade policy concerns
Trade and environmental issues have been the hottest topics in agriculture for the past three Presidential administrations. Policies centered around bettering the environment are lacking any language about using renewable biofuels as a way of bridging to the future....
Corteva Agriscience helping cattle farmers steward the land
NCBA Convention Audio: Jeff Clark, Corteva AgriscienceCorteva Agriscience says maximizing productivity starts in the pasture when it comes to the cattle business.Jeff Clark, pasture market development specialist with Corteva Agriscience, says pasture is a farmer?s...
Infrastructure, Farm Bill top of mind for NCBA
The National Cattlemen?s Beef Association will have a big focus on infrastructure and the Farm Bill this year.Speaking with the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network at the 2022 NCBA Convention in Houston, Texas, NCBA executive director of government affairs Allison Rivera...
Can the supply chain be fixed?
We all know that the supply chain is broken. There are many factors contributing to this. There is not much that has changed on the list of contributing factors, and, quite frankly, consumers are not half as interested in what caused the problem as they are about how...
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Opening Market Podcast- Jim McCormick AgMarket.Net 11-30-22
Grains & Hogs are starting positively, cattle not so much. Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net talks with Dustin about better-than-expected inflation news, the Chinese Covid Situation, and South American crop outlooks.
Senators Ernst, Grassley push to bring E15 certainty to the pump
WASHINGTON ? U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined a bipartisan group of Midwest senators on a push to expand the year-round sales of E15 nationwide. The Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act...
Farmers need to be proactive when fighting tar spot
Tar spot has continued its invasion of Iowa in 2022. The invasive disease that was first found in the eastern corn belt several years ago has continued its westward trek into the state of Iowa and was found throughout the state this year.Rod Jurgens, a farmer from...
South American Weather and Crop Update (11-29-22)
Once again, the weather in South America is favorable for Brazil, but it is still very dry in Argentina. This means that Brazil is anticipating a great crop, while Argentinian farmers are hoping they can get a crop in the ground at all. Allendale commodity broker Greg...
Midday Market Podcast- Bryan Doherty TFM- 11-29-22
Mixed activity in the grain markets today, with some holiday type trading carrying over from last week. Mark Magnuson talks with Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing in today's podcast.
