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Fuel price volatility continues as war negotiations resume
For the duration of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, oil prices have been on a rollercoaster ride, And that volatility continues as negotiations resume in Pakistan. Patrick DeHaan, the senior petroleum analyst with Gasbuddy.com, said oil prices decreased last week, following news of the ceasefire. However, prices turned higher over the weekend as that ceasefire appeared to be failing. While prices moved higher to start the week, DeHaan said the volatility maybe dying down. When it comes to the...
Senate bill would bring transparency to foreign land purchases
Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the transparency and oversight of foreign ownership in America?s agricultural industry. The ?Farmland Security Act of 2023? builds on the ?Farmland Security Act of...
Boosting export growth for U.S. pork in Latin America
Consumers want to know where the products they purchase at the supermarket come from. They are interested in the process of how livestock is raised and if they can talk with a producer of that animal it can help to bridge the gap between consumers and producers.The...
Iowa Pork unveils new building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
On Thursday evening, a small group of producers and dignitaries were on hand as the Iowa Pork Producers unveiled their new Pork Tent at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and IDALS Deputy Secretary Grant Menke were both on hand for the ribbon...
Northern Country Cooperative celebrates grand opening of new facility in Stacyville
(STACYVILLE, Iowa) ? Northern Country Cooperative celebrated the grand opening of its new, multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art agronomy service center on Thursday. Iowa Sec. of Agriculture Mike Naig joined the cooperative?s farmer-members at the open house, which...
AARP offers savings tips and endorses AM for Every Vehicle Act
From groceries to health care to eating out, the cost of everything is on the rise. How do you keep your budget in check and save for the future? AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl said AARP has tips to help rural American?s cut costs and stash savings during...
Consumer food purchasing behavior shifting
USDA?s Economic Research Service?s Food Expenditure Series shows consumer spending preferences are changing. Danny Munch, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist, said that, most notably, food away from home spending has exceeded food at home spending.?Spending away...
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Market reactions didn’t match February WASDE numbers
Today’s WASDE report was very bearish, particularly in the soybean markets, but you wouldn’t be able to tell by looking at how the market prices closed. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride detailed the numbers from this month’s report. Those numbers would normally...
Football fans cooking 1.4 billion chicken wings for the Super Bowl
One of the largest years for NFL viewership (thanks, Swifties) is culminating in a Super Bowl matchup this Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Lots of eyes on the game means lots of mouths to feed, and many consumers turn to a classic...
US leading the effort in ASF vaccine development
Foreign animal disease is an ever-present worry for livestock producers in the United States. Foreign animal disease prevention and mitigation measures have been implemented throughout the livestock industry to give producers a leg up in the fight against potential...
USDA predicts large decline in farm income
USDA’s Economic Research Service forecasts that U.S. net cash farm income will decrease by $42.2 billion, or 25.8 percent, to $121.7 billion in 2024 in inflation-adjusted dollars. This is after net farm cash income decreased in 2023 by a forecast of $50.2 billion to...
Senator Ernst discusses bill on eggs and substitutes
As we see more choices showing up on grocery store shelves, consumers start to ask about what products are what. In many cases, they are taking what they read on the label as a genuine representation of the products they want to purchase. With the increase of products...
