by Riley Smith | May 17, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Today, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 2128, which is more commonly known as the Biofuels Access bill. The bill was passed by the Iowa Legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support earlier this session. It will encourage the sale of higher blends of...
by Riley Smith | May 16, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This month?s CONAB had a bit of a reversal in it. We?re used to seeing drops in every report, but this report actually had some increases to the crop numbers. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said the worst of the worst has probably been through already.Of...
by Riley Smith | May 16, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Today President Biden nominated Iowa native Alexis Taylor for the role of Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at USDA. Currently the director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Taylor previously worked on trade issues at USDA and on...
by Riley Smith | May 13, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
This week?s report was very bearish. The value of the U.S. dollar is still climbing, so analysts were hoping to see some better sales. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said there were marketing year lows for wheat, corn, beans, and cotton.McBride added that...
by Riley Smith | May 13, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Officials gathered in Eddyville this week for the ceremonial start of construction of a $300 million chemical plant that will use corn to make fabric and other materials.The project- a joint venture of Cargill and HELM, a chemical company based in Germany- is called...