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Inspiring consumers to add more pork to their diets
The National Pork Board’s Retail Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting serves as a direct, industry-focused platform to connect retail leaders with key insights into the organization’s consumer campaigns and third-party consumer research. Neal Hull, NPB’s director of state and regional marketing, said it’s important not only to discuss how to move pork in the marketplace, but also to teach those within the industry how to get more consumers to eat more pork more often. Hull said the Pork Checkoff...
Reduced tillage helping protect fields from drought
Harvest in full swing across the state. Past President of the Iowa Corn Growers Association Lance Lillibridge farms in Benton County, which is in that D4 drought designation in the latest Drought Monitor so one of the driest areas of the state all growing season long....
Secretary Naig announces Calhoun County water quality project
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has formed a partnership with Calhoun County and the Calhoun County Soil and Water Conservation District to launch the first phase of the North Raccoon...
What happens during the search for a new House Speaker?
Last Tuesday, a vote to vacate the Speaker of the House position was passed by a very slim majority. Only six votes separated “yay” from “nay.” It’s just the latest in the unfolding drama in the rift in the entire House as a whole, and the Republican party. So,...
Secretary Naig encourages propane consumers to plan ahead
With propane prices lower than last year and supply above the five-year average, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging propane consumers to make preparations ahead of the arrival of colder temperatures and winter conditions. “Though it has felt more...
Shanghai seminar highlights versatility of U.S. red meat
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently hosted a trade seminar in Shanghai aimed at showcasing the value and versatility offered by U.S. beef and pork cuts when used in home meal replacement and restaurant meal replacement items. These products are gaining...
RFA hopeful EPA issues year-round E15 ruling this fall
In the spring of 2023, several midwestern states and their governors wrote a letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency asking for a solution to secure year-round access to E15 for consumers in their states. In April of 2023 the EPA issued an...
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How El Niño and La Niña patterns will affect the growing season
Farmers Business Network recently released a report detailing how El Niño will impact U.S. farmers this year. This growing season farmers are set to face a unique combination of El Niño in the spring and early summer and then a transition to La Niña conditions in the...
End of July Cattle Report will hurt beef industry
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently announced it will no longer issue the July Cattle Report. Additionally, the agency is discontinuing the county estimates for crops and livestock and the Cotton Objective Yield Survey starting in the...
U.S. ethanol industry comments on Brazilian ethanol tariffs
The U.S. Grains Council, Growth Energy, and the Renewable Fuels Association jointly submitted comments to the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade regarding the Brazilian tariff on imported U.S. ethanol. In October 2023, Brazil’s association of fuel importers formally...
Pork producers cautious but optimistic
The pork industry has been dealing with a lot of headwinds as we end the first third of 2024. While prices are going a little higher, consistency has been an issue. Markets have seen many radical shifts, many of which have not been good. However, uncertainty has not...
April WASDE sees little change to South American crops
The April WASDE report came and went with little to remark. This was largely anticipated, though, and the markets are ready to focus back on planting and the weather. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the corn numbers were on the low side of expectations....
