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Dietary guidelines implementation updates
Secretaries for the Agriculture and Health and Human Services Departments Wednesday provided an update on implementation progress for the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans. That was USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins. The guidelines provide guidance for federal food programs across the nation. Rollins says that Wednesday’s announcement is the kickoff to those efforts. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that more guidance for food programs and methods to expand...
2022 World Food Prize winner is a NASA climate scientist
Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a climatologist, agronomist, and former farmer. She?s also the 2022 World Food Prize Award winner for her work in modeling the impact of climate change on world food production.Dr. Rosenzweig was recognized as the leader of the global...
Governor Reynolds joins midwestern governors on biofuels push
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association called last month ?an April to remember.? We saw great strides made for biofuels, in-state, and across the nation. Last month President Biden visited Menlo, IA to announce an emergency order allowing E15 sales to be sold this...
Pork industry leaders educate prospective customers in Peru
U.S. pork industry leaders were in Peru last week to meet with prospective buyers and raise awareness of the attributes of U.S. pork. With support from the National Pork Board and the USDA Market Access Program, activities included a U.S. pork fabrication training...
Global fears rise over food access during Black Sea invasion
Call it a concern. Call it panic. Call it whatever you want. There is growing concern over food supplies due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The small Black Sea country is the breadbasket of Europe and is a major exporter of wheat, sunflower oil, corn, and...
Union expects CNH strike to last up to six months
On May 2, approximately 1,200 CNH Industrial workers represented by UAW walked out of manufacturing plants in Iowa and Wisconsin. During a recent interview with Ag Equipment Intelligence, the local president of the UAW says members should expect to be out of work for...
It?s okay to not be okay
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and agriculture is a stressful industry.Sometimes there is a misconception that because prices are high at the markets, farmers don?t have any reason to be stressed out. Sure, higher prices make your operation a little more...
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South American Weather and Crop Update (2-7-23)
Not a lot of new news down in South America. There are some slight worries about how the rainfall in Brazil will affect harvest and planting, but otherwise it?s mostly status quo. Allendale commodity broker Mike Lung provided a breakdown on the latest conditions in...
Feenstra talks advocacy efforts and the importance of promoting facts
The lists of Congressional committee members have been announced, and we are well-represented in Iowa. Iowa 4th District Congressman Randy Feenstra has been named to two different committees: the Agriculture Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. Feenstra said...
Senator Grassley hoping for more traction with cattle price transparency bill
Iowa Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says that there could be some roadblocks in the current congress to his bill which is designed to increase transparency In cattle pricing.Senator Grassley was also asked if last week?s Chinese balloon incident has increased...
Senators urge USDA to address avian flu immediately
A group of Senators urges the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to take swift action to address the ongoing avian influenza outbreak. The lawmakers ask Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to quickly use funds provided by Congress in...
Organic farmers look to increase trust in their label
Agriculture comes with a set of challenges, no matter what arena you are in. We have to deal with misunderstanding, misinformation, and outright lies about what it is we do. No one in agriculture is immune to it. While organic products are sometimes at odds with more...
