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Demand for soy oil driving price to the upside
When petroleum diesel prices rise, renewable diesel and biodiesel become more competitive. As the crude oil price has climbed in the weeks since the beginning of the war in Iran, soy oil prices have followed suit. However, it’s not just the war that is causing price movement to the upside. In March, the EPA finalized its RFS rule, mandating the highest biodiesel and renewable diesel blending volumes in history for 2026–27. This has led to another boost in demand for domestically produced...
Lawmakers ask FDA to enforce their own rules AGAIN
We have been talking at length for years about what constitutes a dairy product. First, it was products made from nuts such as almonds and cashews. Then, it was other products such as oats and rice. Many of us still wonder where it is you actually milk these products,...
RFA says EPA’s science advisory board missed the mark with ethanol comments
In late August the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board released a report which downplayed the climate benefits of corn ethanol. The ethanol industry immediately responded with vocal disagreement to the report. Geoff Cooper is president & CEO...
Ag industry leaders examine markets in Korea and Japan
A team of about 20 representatives of the beef, pork, corn, and soybean industries traveled to South Korea and Japan last week with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Heartland team to examine how checkoff dollars are being used to promote U.S. beef and pork in...
Founders of Hidden Falls LLC receive PFI’s 2023 Farmland Owner Legacy Award
Practical Farmers of Iowa has awarded the 2023 Farmland Owner Legacy Award to the founding members of Hidden Falls LLC, for their efforts to create land access for beginning farmers while protecting ecologically sensitive land. The award was presented on Sunday, Sept....
Iowa meat has never been better
It's never been better- the taste and quality of Iowa's homegrown beef products and the job being done by our wonderful independent cattle producers. The strides we are seeing on Iowa’s cattle farms are not by accident though as the groundwork has been laid for a lot...
Farmers face higher diesel prices for harvest
Input costs are limiting the profits for farmers when you compare them against the higher grain prices we have been enjoying. When these prices were increasing a few years ago, farmers knew that the high-profit margins were going to be short-lived. Many farmers we...
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Timing fertility application to optimize plant nutrition
When applying crop nutrition farmers strive to be as efficient as possible with their application process. Using less product but still assuring high efficacy is the goal of AgroLiquid’s liquid fertilizer line-up. Reid Abbott is a regional agronomist with AgroLiquid...
Summertime E15 sales could provide price relief
Farm groups urged EPA administrator Michael Regan to swiftly grant a waiver that would allow summertime E15 sales and offset disruptions in the global energy markets. Joe Gilson, American Farm Bureau Federation government affairs director, said the waiver helps...
Iowa farm goes for almost $4 million
A 230-acre farm in Grundy County, Iowa, owned continually by the same family since plows first turned ground in the prairies in the 1870s, sold at a recent auction for almost four million dollars. Successful Farming says the Iowa century farm is historically...
U.S. Soy Excellence Center educating global users of American soy
A large part of growing demand for our agriculture products must come from educating our end users about the things they can do with our products and why our products are the industry standards for quality products. The U.S. Soybean Export Council has long been at the...
What to expect in Thursday’s prospective plantings report
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service will release the 2024 prospective plantings report on Thursday March 28th. The report provides the official USDA survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers' planting intentions for the year. NASS mailed the survey in late...
