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Examining the factors currently influencing the grain markets
Geopolitics, trade, and weather are all making an impact on the grain markets in recent weeks and that trend looks to continue as the calendar turns to May. Commodity broker Greg McBride of Allendale says that the upcoming meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping the President of China, will be closely watched. Weather is also a major factor in the marketplace with dryness in the wheat growing regions of the U.S. offering support to wheat prices in recent weeks. However, McBride says...
The battle against next year’s SCN starts right now
It’s a well-known fact in Agriculture that while we harvest one year’s crops, we are already hard at work planning the next season. The next growing season starts already before the combine is even parked for the winter. We look at mainly inputs like whether we put on...
Ethanol industry will be on full display at Iowa Speedway
Yesterday’s announcement from NASCAR is obviously huge news for the state as far as entertainment and recreation is concerned. The race will be a huge boon for the local economies, as it could generate around $100 million in economic impact. But what will this race...
Yield implications of drier moisture soybeans
A lot of talk recently about soybean harvest moisture, associated yield loss, and management. We see some areas of the state receiving some much-needed rainfall, not only to help soil moisture but also soybean harvest moisture according to South Central Iowa Farmer...
Precision ag upgrades can help farmers with harvesting
Precision ag upgrades are aftermarket technology add-ons that can be installed on farm equipment that a grower already owns. Upgrades can improve machine performance and application accuracy. Or even improve the entire production process by automating repetitive...
NCBA helps secure passage of animal health priority
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association hailed the reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act. The act allows the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine to collect fees from animal health companies, which fund the agency’s review and approval process for new...
What will lack of a Farm Bill mean?
On Saturday, Congress barely avoided a government shutdown, but left farmers and the food insecure in the lurch as they did nothing to fix the expiring Farm Bill. Now, before there is any panic, the funding already secured for programs will remain as the government...
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Farm groups urging Senate to pass tax relief legislation
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act passed in the House of Representatives with broad bipartisan support, so the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and a coalition of agricultural groups are asking the Senate to pass it as well. AFBF government...
Grassley airs concerns for final GREET model for SAF feedstocks
The Energy Department’s emissions model which will decide make-or-break tax credits for Sustainable Aviation Fuel should be released soon. That’s according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan who said last Friday that the model will be...
Secretary Naig seeks proposals for water quality implementation projects
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is now accepting applications for water quality implementation and demonstration projects. Selected projects will help deliver outreach and technical...
Bayer expands their carbon program for 2024
Earlier this year, Bayer announced it would be enhancing and expanding its Bayer Carbon Program to include more crops and states. It all starts with expanded enrollment eligibility to allow for more revenue streams on more farms. Tyler Wiliams is an agronomist in the...
ISU dedicates first phase of new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
With a $32.5 billion animal ag industry, livestock production is key to the beating heart of Iowa agriculture. The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine has a long history of providing state-of-the-art diagnostic services in support of Iowa’s animal...
