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USDA forecasts farm income rise amid cost pressures
Despite falling crop prices and stubbornly high input costs, USDA’s latest farm income forecast points to stronger bottom lines in 2025. The report, released on Wednesday, projects net farm income to climb well above earlier expectations, marking a reversal after back-to-back years of decline. Much of the expected gain is tied to higher livestock receipts and additional government payments, which appear set to offset the pressure from rising production expenses and weaker returns for crop...
Bayer?s FieldView platform gives farmers important insights on their fields
Farmers are always looking at an immense amount of data- so much, in fact, that it?s easy to miss out on potential profits. As agriculture advances, the amount of available data increases as well, so farmers need to improve their data management in order to keep up....
Improving farming efficiency with Precision Planting
Precision Planting is an ag technology company that maximizes the performance of farm machinery with innovative new ideas.Bryce Baker, an integrated marketing manager at Precision Planting, says farmers can use Precision Planting technology to farm more efficiently.He...
Iowa harvest is in full swing
The weather has been near perfect for getting the harvest rolling in the state of Iowa. Corn and soybeans both are coming out of the fields and heading into bins and elevators around the region. However, the weather conditions have given us an interesting situation as...
White House hunger conference today
The long-awaited White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health convenes today. The goal of the conference is to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030. The White House Tuesday released its national strategy with actions the...
USDA makes $500 million available for more domestic fertilizer production
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the agency is taking steps to fight the high cost of fertilizer for American farmers. The USDA is making $500 million in grants available to increase American-made fertilizer production to spur competition and combat those...
HPAI spurs record turkey and egg prices
Fall is here with Thanksgiving around the corner, and that means turkey and pumpkin pie are on everybody?s menus. However, you might have to stretch your budget a little higher this year. As you plan your holiday meal, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Brent...
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Wetlands and bioreactors are important parts of conservation in Iowa
This week is Soil and Water Conservation Week in Iowa, and, as we?ve talked about several times recently on here, wetlands are a major part of the state?s conservation strategy. At the recent wetland event out at the DMACC Dallas County Farm, Liz Ripley, conservation...
U.S. beef sees strong demand rebound in Mexico
U.S. beef exports to Mexico are off to a strong start in 2023, with shipments through February climbing 15% from a year ago in volume (just over 33,000 metric tons) and 13% higher in value ($186.3 million). U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan...
More stability leading to demand return in U.S. grain export markets
Cary Sifferath vice president for the U.S. Grains Council says that the marketing year 2022/2023 (began Sept. 1 2022-Aug 31, 2023) got off to a slow start for grains.The Chinese people were greatly affected by the country?s strict Covid lockdowns which slowed the...
U.S. agriculture reacts to EPA E15 emergency waiver
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 fuel to be sold during the summer driving season. Reaction from some of America?s leading ag and renewable fuel organizations has been positive. ?U.S. gas inventories are even...
Naig sees ?trade disadvantage? with some Pacific trading partners
Trade around the globe is very competitive. While we like to hang our hat on the reliability and the quality of our products around the globe. However, this is challenging because, currently, other countries can offer products cheaper, or they have better trade...
