by Riley Smith | Apr 4, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, Commodity Classic 2022, News
Farmers Business Network broke down current agricultural market trends at last month?s Commodity Classic.FBN chief economist Kevin McNew says the issue at the top of nearly everyone?s mind is the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.McNew talks about some of FBN?s...
by Riley Smith | Apr 1, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The USDA released its weekly U.S. Export Sales Report on Thursday.This week?s report was mostly neutral. Surprisingly, the new crop soybean sales weren?t as good as what we?ve been seeing recently. In fact, it seems that we?ve backed off of new crop sales this week in...
by Riley Smith | Apr 1, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
A webinar hosted by the Pork Checkoff this week helped break down the recent Hogs and Pigs Report released by the USDA.Dr. Steve Meyer with Partners for Production Agriculture says that as of March 1st, there were 72.2 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, down two...
by Riley Smith | Apr 1, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is calling on the Biden administration to fully utilize Iowa?s biofuel industry to bring down fuel prices.During her weekly press call Friday morning, Hinson discussed her efforts to prioritize domestic energy production and goals to...
by Riley Smith | Apr 1, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The White House is considering the possibility of removing restrictions on summer sales of higher ethanol blends as a way to help lower the cost of fuel for American drivers.Three sources close to the discussion told Reuters that President Biden is looking at ways to...
