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House Ag Committee advances farm bill
The House Agriculture Committee advanced a Republican-led farm bill 34-17 in a vote early on Thursday. While the markup was slowed by partisan fighting about the package, the legislation was approved with the backing of seven Democrats. Politico said that the bill is basically the same as legislation that House Ag Committee Chair Glen Thompson advanced out of the committee two years ago. House Ag Ranking Member Angie Craig said that despite “bipartisan improvements” during the amendment...
U.S. export sales take a step back
USDA data shows export sales of corn, beans, and wheat all fell week-to-week during the seven days ending on September 15. Corn sales during the week dropped sharply to 182,300 metric tons from 583,000 tons during the previous week. Japan was the biggest buyer at...
Kemps and Fareway partner up to donate shelf-stable milk to Food Bank of Iowa
Hunger and malnutrition are always going to be issues we face. It?s just an unfortunate truth of the world we live in. However, there?s plenty we can do to mitigate that issue. To help combat malnutrition, the Kemps Giving Cow Foundation and Fareway have partnered...
China food security policy may mean lower soybean demand
A Bloomberg article has a large number of soybean farmers around the world worried about the future of Chinese soybean demand. The Chinese government is attempting to boost the country?s food security by trying to lower the number of soybeans turned into animal feed....
Biofuel industry leaders discuss RFS and ?The Set?
The Environmental Protection Agency is quickly approaching its deadline to propose a multi-year rule called ?The Set.? The rule will establish a new baseline growth in low-carbon biofuels. Several national farm and biofuel leaders held a webinar to discuss the future...
September WASDE report soybean forecast tempers expectations
USDA?s September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report predicts a smaller soybean crop than previously forecasted, but still the fourth largest crop on record. Mac Marshall, United Soybean Board and U.S. Soybean Export Council Vice President of Market...
Could high pathogenic avian influenza return this fall?
This spring, we all went through something we were hoping never to have to go through again. That was the return of high pathogenic avian influenza to the Midwest. After the lessons we learned in 2015, we were ready for this go around. While any loss of flocks is...
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U.S. Export Sales Report (6-2-23)
This week?s export sales weren?t as negative as what we?ve been seeing recently. Overall, there are some pretty interesting things happening in the export markets. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on the latest export numbers from the...
Protection from the sun is an important part of farm safety
Working in production agriculture means a lot of time in the sun during the growing season. In recent years, more farmers are taking into consideration the harmful effects of failing to protect themselves from the sun. Including the risks of skin cancer.Devon...
U.S. hog producers looking for higher prices in 2023
Market volatility is hitting livestock producers while their input costs have climbed. Bernt Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said prices were much higher last year before dropping off in the first quarter of 2023.?The input costs,...
Secretary Naig talks Prop 12 ahead of World Pork Expo
Next week, the World Pork Expo will be held in Des Moines. As producers from across the country and around the world descend on the Iowa State Fairgrounds, California?s Prop 12 victory in the Supreme Court will likely be a hot topic over the three days.Iowa is the...
Secretary Naig, ten other commissioners of ag raise concerns about RFS volumes
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and ten other elected Commissioners of Agriculture from around the country recently raised concerns with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the biomass-based diesel volumes in the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard...
