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Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp gets a preview of the 35th World Pork Expo from NPPC’s Director of Tradeshow Marketing, Doug Fricke. WPX is scheduled to take place at the Iowa State Fair grounds June 6, 7, 8. ...

A new coalition will focus on carbon capture and its effect on agriculture. Former House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is a senior advisor for the American Carbon Alliance. He tells Brownfield the goal of the coalition is to educate, because two new carbon sequestration tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act is making carbon profitable on the farm. “Carbon is now worth $85/ton because of that law and […]

The ranking member of the House Ag Committee said Democrats will oppose additional efforts to remove food assistance in the next farm bill or any legislation.  The statement comes nearly a week after Congress passed a bill that raises the debt ceiling and places stricter work requirements on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, an effort opposed by several Democrats. David Scott, a Democrat U.S. Representative from Georgia, told Chairman Glenn […]

U.S. ethanol production roared back last week as stocks grew. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged one million, thirty-six thousand barrels a day, up 32,000 on the week and the highest average since December 2022, but down 3,000 on the year. That week-to-week increase comes as plants finish seasonal maintenance while preparing for summer driving season and greater availability of E15. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and […]

The ranking member of the House Ag Committee said Democrats will oppose additional efforts to remove food assistance in the next farm bill or any legislation.  The statement comes nearly a week after Congress passed a bill that raises the debt ceiling and places stricter work requirements on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, an effort opposed by several Democrats. David Scott, a Democrat U.S. Representative from Georgia, told Chairman Glenn […]

Commentary. I listen to local radio. I catch Leland Vittert’s program on News Nation in the evening when possible, but those days are few and far between because I’m rarely anywhere near a television at 6pm unless it’s dark outside. I read newspaper and magazine articles. I read e-newsletters, check websites, and sometimes read news updates on social media if from a source I recognize and trust. I have conversations […]

U.S. ethanol exports were down in April. The Renewable Fuels Association says the total of 125.7 million barrels was 5% below March, but Canada was the top destination for the 25th month in a row, taking in more than a third of the volume. The European Union, India, South Korea, and the United Kingdom rounded out the top five. Exports of distillers dried grains with solubles were 777,617 tons, 13% […]

The implications of Proposition 12 weigh heavily on the minds of producers attending the World Pork Expo in Des Moines.  During a news conference Wednesday morning, National Pork Producers Council president Scott Hays called the Supreme Court ruling to uphold Prop 12 the low point of his time on the board. “It’s just so disappointing. Prop 12 is, as we’ve said all along, is not good for pigs, it’s not […]