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Iowa Farm Bureau Economic Summit puts spotlight on trade and the future of agriculture
Iowa Farm Bureau held its 2026 Economic Summit on Friday July 17th at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny on the DMACC campus. Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network that the goal of the Economic Summit was to bring together a wide range of ideas. He says that when discussing trade, tariffs, and exports the Iowa Farm Bureau wanted to allow attendees to draw their own conclusions and strive towards the end goal of improving profitability. The Iowa...
Reinventing pork for the future
Taste What Pork Can Do™ is the new tagline set to launch with consumers in May digitally. Gordon Spronk, a National Pork Board member from Minnesota, says pork promotion started in 1985, but the focus of the new campaign is to reach consumers by concentrating on...
Oil and biofuel coalition meets with EPA
A coalition of U.S. oil and biofuel groups met with the Environmental Protection Agency this week to push for higher federal mandates for biomass diesel blending. Three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters that the EPA meeting may signal that the agency is...
Secretary Rollins pushes for USDA focus and reform
The nation is sharply divided over the role of the newly empowered Department of Government Efficiency, with fierce party-line battles over its true purpose. Critics argue that it has become a political weapon, wielded to justify what they see as the systematic...
Still plenty of questions about climate-smart agriculture
There’s been a lot of discussion in recent years about the opportunities within climate-smart agriculture. It’s a far cry from how the ag industry was even 30 years ago. Jon Doggett, former CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, said that, unfortunately, we’ve...
Cattle producers want to keep Section 199A
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is renewing its push for the Section 199A tax deduction. Kelsea Kemp, NCBA associate director of government affairs, said this is a very important tool for producers, and it’s one of their top priorities for the...
How Prospective Plantings estimates compare to trade expectations
On Monday USDA published the much-anticipated Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports. USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer explains where the USDA’s Prospective Plantings forecasts fall within the range of trade expectations. Meyer says that the...
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The battle against New World Screwworm continues
Recently, U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the U.S.-Mexico border would reopen for cattle shipments in phases after ports of entry were closed to limit the spread of New World Screwworm. This will help level out the balance between biosecurity and...
Drought coverage for crops and commodities mostly in decline
The month of June provided favorable weather conditions for crop growth for much of the Midwest including Iowa. Consistent, timely rainfall for most of Iowa with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures has set Iowa up well for the heart of the growing season. USDA...
American Butter Institute urges FDA to take action against a new “dairy-free butter” product
A new product from Country Crock labeled as “dairy-free butter” has sparked growing concern within the dairy industry. Under the current Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), butter is defined as a product made “exclusively from milk or cream, or both.” This means that...
Alongside President Trump in Iowa, Secretary Rollins calls for celebration of America 250
President Donald J. Trump held a massive celebration on the eve of Independence Day at the Iowa State Fairgrounds where he launched the year-long Great American State Fair in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The Great American State Fair will travel across the...
China trade impasse drags down May U.S. red meat exports
Global trade is continuing to impact cattle and hog prices in Iowa and across the entire country. Exports of U.S. pork and beef trended lower in May, due primarily to steep declines in shipments to China, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S....
