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E15 heads to House vote under cloud of distrust
A standalone bill allowing nationwide year-round sales of E15 is still expected to receive a vote in the U.S. House this week, but the path to that vote has created growing frustration among many agriculture state lawmakers. The tension began when Speaker Mike Johnson removed E15 language from the larger Farm Bill package during negotiations aimed at securing support from oil state Republicans and advancing other legislative priorities. While House leadership has maintained that E15 would...
Dan Voss is Iowa’s Conservation Farmer of the Year
A big award for a conservation farming leader in Eastern Iowa. Voss Farms has been around since 1867 making it a heritage farm in Western Linn and Eastern Benton Counties. The fifth generation is Dan Voss who was recently named Iowa’s Conservation Farmer of the Year,...
Significant savings through targeting weeds directly
Weeds are one of the biggest threats to crop production and precision agriculture is continuing to make leaps and bounds in weed fighting technology. The Greeneye Technology sprayer system was launched in 2022 and this fall was the second commercial season for the...
Pork industry leader Randy Spronk elected new USMEF Chair
Membership of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) elected Randy Spronk, a pork and grain producer from Edgerton, MN, as their chair at the USMEF Strategic Planning Conference. A past president of National Pork Producers Council and Minnesota Pork Producers...
Keepers work hard to protect their bees in the winter
Bees are sometimes the unsung heroes of American food production. They help to pollinate plants, plus they make the honey that we all enjoy. I say this having enjoyed some on some toast just this morning. However, just like any animal or person, they have to protect...
Fareway and Iowa Farm Bureau team up to “Meat the Need”
Recently, Fareway and the Iowa Farm Bureau teamed up to donate over 57,000 pounds of ground meat to Iowa food banks as part of the Food Bank of Iowa’s “Meat the Need” campaign. From October 30th to November 4th, one pound of lean protein was donated to local food...
Saving time by bringing the dealership to you
Farming is not an easy task. Farmers not only need to be well versed in agronomy and animal production, but they also need to be mechanics, problem solvers, and marketers as well. Anytime in agribusiness that a company can innovate and save farmers time, growers and...
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Finding profits in tight profit margins
Profit margins are always tight for farmers, with some years feeling tighter than others. However, there’s almost always a way to look through those margins and find the best profit levels possible. Chad Hart, Iowa State University professor of economics and ISU...
First quarter of 2024 sees phenomenal pork exports
The U.S. Meat Export Federation says March exports of U.S. pork were steady with last year’s volume but were slightly higher in value, according to data released by USDA. Kelli Wicks, manager of market growth for the National Pork Board, said diversification has been...
NCBA official outlines difficult final stretch for farm bill
House Ag Chair GT Thompson has set a May 23rd markup date for his GOP farm bill proposal, but there is still a long road ahead for the proposal. NCBA’s Executive Director of Government Affairs Allison Rivera says she is encouraged that House Ag Chair GT Thompson has...
May WASDE includes an initial U.S. crop assessment
The May World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates report includes USDA’s first assessment of domestic and international supply and demand prospects. The 2024-2025 U.S. corn outlook calls for larger supplies, greater domestic use and exports, and higher ending stocks. The...
Growth Energy CEO Skor gives Ethanol policy update
The news around the ethanol industry has been hopping for the past months. Whether it has been the EPA finally granting eight midwestern states to sell E15 year-round starting in 2025, yet another E15 emergency waiver, or the discussions over Sustainable Aviation Fuel...
