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Fresh pork expected to be more price-competitive with beef and chicken
A National Pork Board report expects pork to be even more price-competitive with beef and chicken during the fall. The pork supply continues to fall short of expectations. In the last month, slaughter is down 3.3 percent, and when combined with the decline in weights, production has been down four percent. With Labor Day weekend, there will be some volatility in terms of pricing and supply. Hog slaughter is expected to quickly climb above 2.5 million head per week by mid-September. This will...
Butterfield?s lullaby: 24 simple notes that carry a lot of weight
If you slept through history class, you did not miss anything about General Daniel Butterfield. Nobody really talks about him. However, there is not an American that does not know at least something about him, even if they do not realize it.Audio: Profit Matters...
Administration steps to strengthen food supply chains
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more support, resources, and new rules designed to strengthen the American food supply chains. The new actions will promote fair and competitive agricultural markets, prevent abuse of farmers by poultry processors, and make prices...
New Holland brings new methane tractor
Agriculture has played a big role in the environmental sustainability and carbon emissions conversation for years. Director of Commercial Marketing for New Holland Mark Lowery says they have a new look on environmentally sustainable and carbon negative producing...
IBIC brings beef education to the classroom
While we may be getting to the end of May Beef Month, that doesn?t mean we can stop advocating for the beef industry. At the Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC), that advocacy comes in many different forms. Arguably the most important among these is beef education,...
2022 Iowa summer drought outlook
We have been worried about the potential for drought in 2022, all the way back into 2021. We are in a situation where every bushel and every acre count. So, what does the author of the Weekly U.S. Drought Monitor think for Iowa?Brad Rippey is a meteorologist for the...
Ambassador Branstad talks about personal relationships in trade
Trade is one of our main focal points in agriculture. Without trade, we have nowhere to ship our goods. While many countries have different cultures which affect how we conduct business, it all boils down to one common foundation: personal relationships. It is much...
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Next year’s cash rents depend on this year’s production
Production costs have risen across the board in the agriculture sector in recent years. Cash rents have also climbed in the last several years. Randy Dickhut is a farmland expert with Agricultural Economic Insights and he says that cash rents usually lag behind other...
Groups file legal challenges to new WOTUS rule
Groups representing agriculture, infrastructure, housing, and petroleum filed a legal challenge to the new Waters of the U.S. Rule. ?The Biden Administration?s WOTUS definition is an attack on farmers and ranchers, and we?ll be fighting back in court,? says...
U.S. Export Sales Report (1-20-23)
This week?s export sales were surprisingly bullish, especially when compared to other recent reports. Corn, wheat, and soybean meal numbers all came in above expectations. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this week?s U.S. Export Sales...
Providing farmers options for their specific operation
The Brevant seeds name is still very new. The seed wing of Corteva Agriscience, Brevant seeds, was developed to deliver Corteva?s high performing germplasm to the marketplace. Tony Moellers, a retail product agronomist with Brevant, says that the new name has...
Plenty of opportunities for U.S. beef exports and promotion in 2023
As we mentioned yesterday, demand for beef has been as strong as ever in the U.S. after the pandemic, since many consumers wanted a meat that is versatile and easy to prepare. It?s been a similar story with U.S. beef exports, but other countries have been more...
