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Congress proposes changes to Endangered Species Act
New legislation is aimed at providing improvements and updates to the Endangered Species Act. Shelby Hagenauer, senior director of government relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said the organization especially appreciates the updates help to incentivize early adoption of actions that would help wildlife. Hagenauer said the Endangered Species Act was first passed with good intentions in 1973 to protect species in peril. After a potential House vote this week, the bill will move...
August rainfall provides inflow to the Missouri river system
Rainfall in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was above normal during August, resulting in above-average runoff. However, because of drier-than-normal conditions in previous years, total storage in the Missouri River reservoir system remains lower than...
Farmers remain optimistic about 2024
Many of us are too young to remember or know who the humorist Will Rogers was. However, there is one thing he said that rings true with agriculture producers around the world. “The farmer has to be an optimist otherwise he still wouldn’t be a farmer.” That phrase has...
New soybean fungicide seed treatment boosts farmers confidence and performance
A fungicide seed treatment featuring three distinct modes of action gives farmers expanded yield potential and disease and insect protection all in one product. That is what farmers now have at their disposal with the new LumiTreo fungicide seed treatment from Corteva...
U.S. Export Sales Report (9-8-23)
We’re in the new crop marketing year, but there’s still not too much excitement in the export sales. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest numbers. McBride added that we have seen some flash sales, but they’re not as big as we would...
Going out in the field for early harvest advice
Underway, at least partially in some areas, is harvest 2023 in the dryer areas with chopping and even some combining. From 40 to 140 bushels per acre in the same field is one of the reports that Pioneer’s outstanding Field Agronomist Troy Duetmeyer in Northeast Iowa...
Federal reserve releases August summary of current economic conditions
The Federal Reserve released its August Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions from the Fed. The report includes several observations on the U.S. agricultural economy. Drought was affecting several of the Fed’s districts across the...
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Senators demand increase in ag exports
A group of Senate Republicans are urging the Biden administration to take action to increase agricultural exports. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Finance Committee member John Thune (R-South Dakota), and U.S. Senate Agriculture,...
South American Weather and Crop Update (3-19-24)
Not much different in South America this week, as harvest continues to steadily progress in Brazil with the planters for safrinha corn following close behind. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather conditions. Harvest progress has...
Lawmakers seek USDA telework policy investigation
Two Senate Agriculture Committee members are questioning the Department of Agriculture's telework policy. Republicans John Boozman of Arkansas and Joni Ernst of Iowa request USDA's Inspector General build upon its oversight of the federal agency's telework abuse and...
Iowa farmer joins board at U.S. Soybean Export Council
Farmers in Iowa are not just talking the talk when it comes to putting in the hard work needed to help advance the agriculture industry for farmers across the country, they are walking the walk as well. Leadership in the industry is provided by everyday farmers who...
Biobased products and the future of agriculture
Biobased products are already a big part of agriculture, but they figure to play an even more prominent role in the future as more oil-based products are produced from plants. That was the message from a panel of experts at Agri-Pulse’s Ag and Food Policy summit....
