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Butter prices plunge despite strong export demand
After a brief stretch of optimism, the dairy sector is once again under pressure, with butter prices sliding to their lowest levels since 2021. Just last year, strong demand and high prices gave producers hope that a rebound was underway, but the momentum has quickly faded. Now, butter has joined the ranks of other agricultural commodities facing steep challenges, leaving dairy farmers to navigate another round of financial strain. Ever.Ag dairy analyst Katie Burgess says butter took a sharp...
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...
Iowan nominated to become USDA under secretary for trade
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry today held a hearing to consider the nomination of Alexis Taylor, of Iowa, to become Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Senator Chuck...
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Finding the best weed control recommendations
Selecting a weed control system that best fits your operation means choosing an established and trusted system. Jessica Feldhaus is a Bayer marketing content specialist and she says the RoundUp Ready Extend System is backed by more than 25 years of innovation and the...
Soybean farmers, biodiesel producers applaud defense of biodiesel tax credit
The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) and Iowa Biodiesel Board (IBB) commend Iowa U.S. Representatives Randy Feenstra (R-04), Ashley Hinson (R-02), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-01) and Zach Nunn (R-03), for leading efforts to defend soybean farmers and biodiesel producers...
Widespread rainfall doesn?t mean drought conditions are gone yet
Spring has brought some widespread rainfall across the state, but that doesn't mean the drought is completely over yet. In fact, we could even see an expansion of drought conditions in certain areas. Iowa State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan provided an update on the...
Pork cares farm impact report helps tell the pork story
Fifteen years ago, the development of the We Care? Ethical Principles set a framework to build trust in the U.S. pork industry.Ashley McDonald is the assistant vice president of sustainability for the National Pork Board and she says that today the We Care App and the...
Farm income remains at healthy level
Farm incomes have been on the rise for the past five years and while they may drop some in 2023, they will still remain at a healthy level, according to Blaine Nelson, senior economist on the strategy, research, and analytics team at Farmer Mac. The past few years...
