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Biobased products and the future of agriculture

Biobased products and the future of agriculture

Biobased products are already a big part of agriculture, but they figure to play an even more prominent role in the future as more oil-based products are produced from plants. That was the message from a panel of experts at Agri-Pulse’s Ag and Food Policy summit. USDA’s Rural Business Cooperative Service head Betsy Dirksen Londrigan says biobased products will be a massive part of agriculture in the very near future. From new fertilizers to aviation fuel, farmers will play a role. Alex Minotti...

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Latter half of 2024 could hold optimism for dairy prices

Latter half of 2024 could hold optimism for dairy prices

Dairy prices have been low for some time, but there may be reasons for optimism during the second half of 2024. Lucas Fuess, the senior dairy analyst for Rabo AgriFinance, says the industry needs to get through the next few months first. Looking ahead to the second...

USDA Angola trade mission successful for U.S. red meat

USDA Angola trade mission successful for U.S. red meat

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently led an agribusiness trade mission to Angola from Feb. 26-29. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Africa Representative Matt Copeland, who participated through support from the Beef Checkoff Program, said having key...

Secretary Naig to announce 26 Choose Iowa grants on March 20th

Secretary Naig to announce 26 Choose Iowa grants on March 20th

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will announce the recipients of 26 Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants during an event at Cortum Farm and Co. near Indianola on Wednesday, March 20. The announcement event, which is part of Iowa Ag Week, will begin at 2:30 p.m. The...

Bayer agronomist talks about strategies for 2024 growing season

Bayer agronomist talks about strategies for 2024 growing season

The weather has been throwing us for a loop in agriculture. Whether you are an advocate of permanent climate change, climate cycles, or just luck of the draw; you know that something is going on. No matter what is causing it, we have to be prepared to navigate it to...

Expiration of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would hurt family farms

Expiration of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would hurt family farms

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a comprehensive tax cut package enacted in 2017. Dustin Sherer, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau, says it’s important legislation for farmers and ranchers. A new Economic Research Service report shows that if the...

Effects of the Tyson plant closure on the hog industry

Effects of the Tyson plant closure on the hog industry

It was announced this week that Tyson plans to shut down another food production facility—this time, a pork production plant in Perry, Iowa. That plant has nearly 1,300 employees and kills about 8,000 head a day. Karl Setzer with Consus Ag Consulting said that, while...

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