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Farm bill talks intensify in Congress
Congressional leaders are preparing for renewed debate over the next Farm Bill. Producer organizations are pressing lawmakers to strengthen the farm safety net as growers face weak crop prices, elevated borrowing costs and uncertainty over export demand. Reuters reports commodity groups have called for updates to reference prices, expanded crop insurance support and disaster assistance. The Farm Bill governs major programs including commodity payments, conservation incentives, rural...
Farmland Values Forecast is Stable
Farmland values forecast from our friends at Farm Credit Services of American where Fallon Savage says after a wild year in 2022, things now are a little different: “That's really starting to stabilize as we head into the fourth quarter of 2023. Tight supply...
More options and flexibility for Iowa soybean growers
Benson Hill is providing more options and flexibility for soybean growers with Benson Hill Direct, a new method for soybean farmers to grow Benson Hill soybeans outside of its traditional closed loop contract system. That is Benson Hill Vice President of Product...
Sinclair Tractor raises $600k to fight food insecurity
As a celebration of its 25th anniversary this year, Sinclair Tractor hosted a daylong appreciation event, where employees, customers, suppliers, and friends donated to raise $600,000 to support area food banks, including the Food Bank of Iowa. Sinclair Tractor CEO Bob...
USDA announces release details for 2022 Census of Ag
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will release the 2022 Census of Agriculture data on February 13, 2024. NASS concluded the data collection during the summer with a preliminary national return rate of 61 percent. “On behalf of everyone at USDA, I’d...
Congressman Nunn helps introduce new biofuels & energy legislation
The battle over access to funding for biofuel improvement is part of the Farm Bill, but with only a one-year patch job, updates to the programs aren’t going to be happening anytime soon. Modernization of the titles is more than just a little overdue. To that end, Iowa...
A new water quality product available for you in 2024
Another option when it comes to improving water quality on your farm and benefiting your crops will introduce you to a new product from Helena. There's a lot of information being disseminated during the 80th National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention...
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Benson Hill incorporating soybean meal into broiler chicken feed
Benson Hill recently conducted a feeding trial with Perdue Farms to showcase the ability of soybean meal to reduce feed costs while maintaining performance when used in the diets of broiler chickens. The soybean meal in this study was derived from Benson Hill’s...
South American Weather and Crop Update (5-14-24)
A mix of moisture is still sitting over South America. Some regions are dry, and some are getting too much rain. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather patterns. CONAB just released its updated crop projections for Brazil and...
Iowa crop progress and condition report
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and...
NK soybeans striving for “versatility and consistency” in 2024
Each year more Midwestern farmers are adopting the practice of early soybean planting. When conditions allow for early planting, farmers are opting to plant soybeans earlier in the hopes of eventual increased yields. However, during a tricky planting season like the...
Ernst discusses latest biofuels developments
Yesterday, we shared the thoughts of Growth Energy’s Emily Skor about the state of things in the ethanol sector. One of the things that she mentioned she was most concerned about was what she perceived to be the waning support of lawmakers to find a permanent solution...
