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NPPC focused on profitability, farm bill, and labor challenges
The National Pork Producers Council is focused on the hog market, farm policy, and labor shortages as stakeholders gather in Des Moines for the World Pork Expo. NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys says profitability is a struggle for many pork producers right now. “We’ve come off a couple pretty decent years in the pork industry, and if you just look at the hog prices right now they seem fairly competitive. But […]
35th Anniversary of the World Pork Expo
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. ...
New coalition forms to educate about carbon capture
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 […]
House ag leader: losing more food assistance is a no-go
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 […]
Ethanol production, stocks see week-to-week increases
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 […]
