by Mark Magnuson | Jan 24, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A bill introduced last week in the Iowa Senate seeks to provide resources to small grocery store owners fighting to keep their stores open amidst economic and workforce challenges and competition from big box retailers. The legislation would create the Grocer...
by Mark Magnuson | Jan 23, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The Certified Agriculture Group aims to help farmers shop for trucks with ag friendly truck financing that fits what farmers know. The Certified Agriculture Group has been helping farmers to purchase trucks for their operation affordably and reliably by bridging the...
by Mark Magnuson | Jan 22, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Congress has voted to extend temporary funding again to keep the government open, but in the process has likely produced more delays in writing a farm bill. That has led to frustration among members of Congress hoping to complete work on the farm bill early in 2024....
by Mark Magnuson | Jan 19, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
United States Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently suggested use of Commodity Credit Corporation Funds as a remedy for the lack of farm bill funding to increase crop subsidy triggers or reference prices. That idea may have some support even among its critics. Vilsack...
by Mark Magnuson | Jan 18, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The January WASDE report typically moves the market with traders reacting to the final year-end numbers for production and supply. After a bearish report was released last Friday, the commodity markets have seen price movement to the downside in both corn and...