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Iowa ag professionals encouraged to broaden their industry knowledge
A new statewide program is available for mid-career Iowa ag professionals to increase their industry knowledge and professional development in 2026. America’s Cultivation Corridor is hosting the Cultivate 360 program in order to deepen the understanding of Iowa’s food and agriculture sector, polish leadership skills, and expand professional networks. Billi Hunt, executive director of America’s Cultivation Corridor, said the goal is to strengthen the food and ag industry as a whole by...
Bill would ban hostile countries from purchasing U.S. farmland
There has been much concern that American farmland is being bought up by countries who are either hostile to the U.S. or trying to beat us economically, such as China. A new amendment has been introduced that would ban China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea from owning...
FBN releases 2022 U.S. Acreage Report
The global farmer-to-farmer network and AgTech platform, today announced that its 2022 US Acreage Report found that despite some weather-related planting delays in the Northern Plains, increased acreage in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio likely helped push the corn...
What does it take for USMEF to establish a foreign market?
During World Pork Expo, it was no secret that international trading was a concern. We came off a strong year in 2021, and numbers this year are so far lower. However, that is not dampening the spirits of those close to the pulse of our trade markets.Dan Halstrom is...
AgView platform organizing pork producers against FAD outbreaks
National Pork Board Chief Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven is working to build producer participation in AgView, a foreign animal disease contact-tracing platform that?s funded by the Pork Checkoff. He said his team has seen a large increase in usage throughout the...
Northwest Iowa crop update
We all know that Iowa is known for the bipolar weather and how it differs from town to town. So as the growing season for corn and soybeans is really kicking off for the state of Iowa, we are starting to see a difference in conditions from not only county to county,...
U.S. Export Sales Report (6-24-22)
This is not the time of year for crazy export sales, and, once again, this week?s report reflected that. Old crop corn performed pretty well, but, otherwise, there wasn?t much to write home about. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride noted that soybean sales...
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Today is National Ag Day
Whether or not it is officially acknowledged, the first week of Spring is celebrated as National Ag Week, and Tuesday is National Ag Day. It is a time we celebrate the role farmers and the rest of the ag industry plays in keeping our country fed, clothed, and...
NCBA concerned with district court decision to let WOTUS rule stand
The Biden administration's version of the Waters of the U.S. rule went into effect Monday. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association expressed displeasure in a District Court decision to deny a preliminary injunction of the rule. NCBA President Todd Wilkinson says,...
Spring is here, but the weather won?t change instantly
Not much has changed in the drought monitor over the past week. Spring may have officially sprung, but that doesn't mean the weather is going to instantaneously change. However, even with little change, we are still trending in the right direction. Iowa State...
Input prices are lower as planting season nears
Last spring fertilizer and chemical prices were high almost across the board. This year prices are in a much different spot says FBN chief economist Kevin McNew.Global tensions have calmed down some since last spring and that has made fertilizer prices more affordable...
U.S. pork still seeing strong momentum in Dominican Republic
U.S. pork exports to the Dominican Republic reached new heights last year and haven?t missed a beat in 2023. January exports climbed 28% year-over-year to more than 8,000 metric tons, while export value jumped 67% to nearly $24 million. Lucia Ruano, U.S. Meat Export...
