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CLAAS FARMPOINT expands footprint in Iowa
CLASS FARMPOINT is increasing its commitment to Iowa agriculture with a new service center in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the company’s second permanent location in the state. The expansion brings equipment, support and services even closer to area farmers, ensuring farmers’ operations continue to run at peak performance when it matters most. The Fort Dodge site marks the second CLAAS FARMPOINT location in Iowa, joining Le Mars and replacing the temporary facility in Barnum. The new location will...
2022 planting season weather preview
We all know that the weather is the single most important factor in a successful crop, but it?s also the most unpredictable. That?s been particularly true as of late, since it was seeming like Mother Nature just couldn?t make up her mind. However, it looks like she...
USDA has Foreign Animal Diseases high on their priorities
Iowa doesn?t need to be reminded about High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), they know the amount of damage it can cause and how much it has caused so far this year.Also being the top pork producing state, African Swine Fever (ASF) is high on our list of...
Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market opens for 2022
The kickoff to the 2022 season at the downtown Des Moines farmers market was this past Saturday. Des Moines, of course, is one of many farmers' markets that you can visit throughout the state of Iowa. But it's also one of the best-known ones across the state. Vendors...
2022 World Food Prize winner is a NASA climate scientist
Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a climatologist, agronomist, and former farmer. She?s also the 2022 World Food Prize Award winner for her work in modeling the impact of climate change on world food production.Dr. Rosenzweig was recognized as the leader of the global...
Governor Reynolds joins midwestern governors on biofuels push
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association called last month ?an April to remember.? We saw great strides made for biofuels, in-state, and across the nation. Last month President Biden visited Menlo, IA to announce an emergency order allowing E15 sales to be sold this...
Pork industry leaders educate prospective customers in Peru
U.S. pork industry leaders were in Peru last week to meet with prospective buyers and raise awareness of the attributes of U.S. pork. With support from the National Pork Board and the USDA Market Access Program, activities included a U.S. pork fabrication training...
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South American conditions look to hold for the near future
Last week, we looked at how the American weather models were shaping up as we head into the winter. Our concerns are mostly with replenishing water in our soils. We aren?t only paying attention to the weather in the United States. In South American production areas,...
Ethanol production hits lowest level since 2020
The Energy Information Administration says ethanol output dropped to the lowest level in more than two years, while inventories were down slightly during the last week of 2022. Production dropped to an average of 844,000 barrels per day. That?s down from 963,000...
Opening Market Podcast – Greg McBride Allendale 1-9-23
U.S. Export Sales Report (1-6-23)
There wasn?t anything extravagant in the first export sales report of 2023. Corn was slightly bearish to neutral, while soybeans had a somewhat favorable report. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an analysis of the latest U.S. Export Sales...
New WOTUS rule could push input costs even higher
Reaction from agriculture groups across the country to the Environmental Protection Agency?s new Waters of the U.S. rule has largely been negative.Critics say that the new rule still leaves a lot of uncertainty and unanswered questions. In addition, the new rule could...
