Students get a look at Air National Guard jobs in Sioux City
High school students got a chance to explore careers with the Iowa National Guard’s 185th Air Wing Thursday. Tech Sergeant Adam Allen is one of the guard’s recruiters. “They get a chance to come and talk to individuals to do the jobs every day. Everything that we can we offer we are showing anything from […]
Vilsack calls Tuesday’s GREET model a placeholder
The U.S. Ag Secretary says farmers shouldn’t rush judgment on the U.S. Treasury’s upcoming guidance for modeling used to measure transportation emissions for sustainable aviation fuel. Secretary Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield on Tuesday GREET modeling details will help clear the air on how farmers can benefit from sustainable aviation fuel production tax credits. “That’s why […]
Further guidance given for HPAI interstate dairy cow movement
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued additional guidance for interstate movement of lactating dairy cows Friday. Wisconsin State Veterinarian Dr. Darlene Konkle tells Brownfield says Friday’s update provides more clarity about required H5N1 virus testing for Wednesday’s federal order restricting the interstate transport of milk cows, including the cost to farmers. “USDA will […]
Wheat pushes higher again, while corn, soybeans slip
Soybeans slipped the market continued to watch harvest progress in South America. Brazil is nearing completion, while Argentina’s harvest is around 25 percent complete due to wet conditions. More rain is expected in the coming week. While some farmers did make planting progress this week, more rain moved in causing some planting delays and adding […]
Report sheds light on food and ag sector cybersecurity threats
A new report on cybersecurity sheds light on potential threats to the food and ag sectors. Jonathan Braley with the Food and Agriculture Information Sharing and Analysis Center says by tracking ransomware incidents in 2023 they learned most attacks were opportunistic. “We might see food and agriculture companies hit by a certain group multiple times […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 26, 2024
May corn closed at $4.40, down 1 centMay soybeans closed at $11.59 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $340.00, down $3.90May soybean oil closed at 44.93, up 11 pointsMay wheat closed at $6.03 and 1/4, up 1 centJun. live cattle closed at $178.57, up $.77May feeder cattle closed at $248.70, […]
More changes at CNH
More changes are coming to agricultural and industrial equipment maker CNH Industrial. The parent company of Case and New Holland brands announced CEO Scott Wine has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests. Gerrit Marx from Iveco Group has been named to replace Wine on July 1st. Marx is familiar with the company […]
U.S. made more cheese and butter, less frozen dairy and powder in 2023
Cheese, butter, and whey production went up in 2023 as frozen dairy and milk powder production went down. USDA’s annual Dairy Products Summary shows total cheese production rose nine-tenths of a percent over 2022 to 14.2 billion pounds. Production of Italian cheese varieties fells eight-tenths of a percent to 5.85 billion pounds while American type […]
Speaker says House GOP to seek UI, ISU, UNI tuition caps
Speaker Pat Grassley says if Republicans retain control of the Iowa House after the November election, they’ll push to limit tuition increases at the three state universities. This spring, House Republicans proposed a 3% cap on future tuition increases, but it did not pass the Iowa Senate. “I think in the past we’ve looked at […]
NE Iowa farmer done planting soybeans in record time
A northeast Iowa farmer finished soybean planting in record time. Tyler Carlson of St. Olaf says conditions have been excellent this spring. “We did finish up soybeans (Thursday) night, which is an all-time record for us. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but we got them in the ground (and) they all look […]
