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IDALS awards 30 value-added Choose Iowa grants
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 30 Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants to Iowa farmers, small businesses, and organizations located across the state. Grant recipients were eligible to receive up to $25,000 in cost-share funding per project to increase the availability of Iowa grown, made, and raised food, beverages, and ag products. The announcement was made as part of Iowa Ag Week at the future Main...
USDA?s simplified direct loan application now available
A new, simplified direct loan application is now available for all producers seeking a direct farm loan from the Farm Service Agency. The new application went from 29 to 13 pages to provide an improved customer experience for producers applying for loans and enables...
NMPF: FDA proposal highlights need for Dairy PRIDE Act
For years now the Dairy industry has been pushing for standards about labeling dairy products versus products that offer plant-based dairy alternatives. The market has been using the term ?milk? for drinks made from food items like soy, almonds, oats, and cashews. The...
South American Weather and Crop Update (3-7-23)
The weather is much of the same down in South America. Brazil?s not seeing any major problems, and, well, Argentina is seeing all of the major problems. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of the latest weather conditions in the two...
Reference prices for ARC/PLC payments need updating
Reference prices that trigger PLC and ARC county payments to producers need updating, according to the American Farm Bureau, which will require a bigger farm bill funding baseline. Reference prices at $3.70 for corn, $8.40 for soybeans, and $5.50 for wheat are simply...
Grassley comments on USTR technical consultations with Mexico
On Monday the USDA published a report titled Promoting Fair Competition and Innovation in Seeds and Other Agricultural Input Industries. The report says that the USDA plans to immediately act in three areas.According to the release,?To deliver on its recommendations,...
USTR requests consultations with Mexico, Vilsack responds
The U.S. Trade Representative?s Office Monday requested technical consultations with the Government of Mexico under the U.S.?Mexico?Canada Agreement. The consultations, as part of the USMCA Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Chapter, are aimed at Mexico?s ban on...
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Cattlemen keep up pressure for new farm bill
Past President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Kevin Kester was on Capitol Hill recently, pressing for a new farm bill, despite big questions surrounding its fate. Kester told NCBA’s Beltway Beef podcast, that Cattlemen have several priorities they would...
Environmental on-farm evolution is expanding
The evolution continues on Iowa farms as it relates to sustainable tillage practices and improved edge of field practices. One of the longtime leaders on the cutting edge is Kellie Blair, who with husband AJ are fourth generation producers in Central Iowa. She says...
Grassley and Ernst join challenge to EPA rodenticide restrictions
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with 15 Senate colleagues, are challenging the EPA to abandon its proposed mitigation measures targeting 11 rodenticides. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the...
USDA tabling important dairy policy until after Thanksgiving
In a move that is becoming more and more par for the course, THE United States Department of Agriculture has decided to put off making any decision on an important piece of dairy policy, the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO). It has become a far lengthier process...
South American Weather and Crop Update (10-17-23)
Continued dry weather has been the story for most of South America recently, and farmers are still doing their best to try and avoid the worst of it. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather patterns in Brazil and Argentina. McBride...
