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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to receive prestigious USMEF award

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to receive prestigious USMEF award

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has been selected to receive one of the highest honors from the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Governor Reynolds will receive the Michael J. Mansfield Award, and Steve Isaf- founder, chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Interra International- will receive the USMEF Distinguished Service Award. The awards will be presented Nov. 12 at the USMEF Strategic Planning Conference in Palm Springs, Calif. The Michael J. Mansfield Award was established in recognition of the...

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Chinese buying of U.S. farm goods remains weak

Chinese buying of U.S. farm goods remains weak

China's purchases of U.S. agricultural products outside soybeans are on track for their lowest level in seven years, despite a trade agreement calling for billions of dollars in annual imports. A Reuters analysis of Chinese customs data shows Beijing purchased just...

Iowa grain producers navigate challenging market conditions

Iowa grain producers navigate challenging market conditions

Iowa farmers continue to face challenging grain market conditions as harvest supplies, disappointing soybean demand figures, and uncertainty surrounding international trade weigh on commodity prices. While soybean demand has strengthened in recent years, the latest...

Anti-animal ag groups spending millions ahead of midterms

Anti-animal ag groups spending millions ahead of midterms

Anti-animal groups have been spending big ahead of the midterm elections. Hunter Ihrman, executive director of strategic engagement at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), said those groups have spent millions in an effort to influence the election...

Winter soybean strategy may help pig farmers beat the summer heat

Winter soybean strategy may help pig farmers beat the summer heat

New research funded by the Soy Checkoff suggests winter feeding decisions could help pork producers minimize the seasonal drop in carcass weights during the summer months. Researchers found that increasing soybean meal levels in grow-finish diets helped pigs maintain...

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