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Win tickets and sideline access to Iowa Hawkeyes annual ANF game
With the first full week of the college football season on the horizon, Iowa Farm Bureau and University of Iowa are offering Hawkeye fans a chance to win four tickets and on-field sideline access to the America Needs Farmers (ANF) game on Oct. 18 against Penn State University. For a chance to win, go to IowaFarmBureau.com/ANFExperience and take a short, multiple-choice quiz to learn how Iowa farmers are providing high-quality food while caring for the environment and their animals. The prize...
Iowa farmers have taken advantage of small planting window
We are a few days away from Monday's next Weekly Crop Progress Report. This is where we are going to see how much, if any, time was lost getting crops in the field. Unlike harvest, planting can go quickly in a few days. While mother nature did give us some cooler...
U.S. Export Sales Report (5-19-22)
It was another fairly neutral report today for corn and soybean exports. Both commodities came within expectations. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said this fits the annual pattern for exports.McBride also talked about this week?s wheat export numbers. He...
NCBA condemns Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act
The National Cattlemen?s Beef Association Wednesday condemned the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022, approved by the House Agriculture Committee. NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says the legislation was rushed through the...
Senator Ernst wants shipping restrictions lifted for aid to Ukraine
Since Russia?s invasion of Ukraine, most of the global community has been doing what it can to help the Ukrainian people, without bringing on World War 3. The United States is among these countries. However, there are certain restrictions in place on the shipment of...
Dairy industry wants retaliatory tariffs on Canada
What do you know? Canada isn?t playing nicely with the American dairy industry once again, using loopholes and double-talk to keep our products out of their stores.You might want to ask me, ?But Dustin didn?t we address the dairy situation when we negotiated the USMCA...
Bayer Plus gives producers the advantage in 2022
As we are underway with the 2022 growing season, we are obviously looking for any advantage we can get, whether that is in the fields or our wallets. The trick is to get an advantage that fills your bins and your wallets.Enter the Bayer Plus Program.Kim Helgen is the...
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Figuring out what?s next for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Another year, another Congress following a year without Senate passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. For some, that?s a hard pill to swallow. Before the year-end break last month, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse sounded cautiously optimistic. With a new...
U.S. Export Sales Report (1-13-23)
Yesterday?s WASDE report overshadowed the U.S. Export Sales Report, but that can be seen as a good thing. The report was bearish, but the markets ignored that as they focused on a surprisingly bullish WASDE. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown...
Helping plants reach their full genetic potential with Novozymes
Novozymes is a biotechnology company that uses biotech solutions to help plants maximize their growth.Jason Ward, national sales director for Novozymes, says that in 2022 the EPA gave Novozymes the go ahead for a new active ingredient that acts as a plant growth...
Top market issues to watch in 2023
The number one priority for farmers is feeding the world. Unfortunately, the number of people who are food insecure worldwide is on the rise.During a panel discussion at the recent American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Puerto Rico, AFBF Chief Economist...
Total household income up for commercial farms
From 2015 to 2021, the median total household income for commercial U.S. farms rose an estimated 16 percent, to $278,339 from $238,994. Commercial farms earn more than $350,000 gross cash farm income regardless of the principal operator?s occupation. USDA?s Economic...
