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Analyst says India trade talks could increase U.S. ag exports
A senior market advisor with Total Farm Marketing says this week’s meeting between the U.S. and India could expand export demand for several U.S. ag commodities. Naomi Blohm says India’s growing population
Filtering through the noise
Separating fact from fiction. South-central Iowa cattle producer and president-elect of the state’s cattlemen’s association Jeff Landrum says misinformation on social media creates distrust within the industry and negatively impacts consumer
Missouri ag tax credits, permitting reform advance in legislative session
Ag tax credit incentives, permitting reform and foreign farmland oversight were three priorities for Missouri agriculture organizations that advanced during the state legislative session. Alayna Forck with the Missouri Corn
Grassley says tech giants must do more to shield kids from sexual exploitation
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s making progress with forcing eight major technology companies to improve how they report possible cases of online sexual exploitation of children, but he says
Herd improvement focus of Illinois Beef Quality Showcase
Some beef producers are focusing on improving the quality of their herds. Shannon Welsh, president of the Illinois Beef Association, says the organization’s Beef Quality Showcase is a partnership with
Iowa’s governor signs three crime-related bills
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed three crime-related bills, including a “three strikes” policy that requires mandatory seven-year-long prison sentences for anyone convicted of a third felony. “Career criminals have too
Lerner: above-normal rainfall to continue
An ag meteorologist says above normal rainfall in May across much of Missouri, and the Midwest left some areas with two to three times their normal precipitation. Drew Lerner with
May ends up drier after wet April makes the Iowa record book
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says there were storms in May, but not much precipitation. “Across the state we were below average by almost two inches. We came in as a
Midday cash livestock markets
There’s a light round of direct cash cattle trade underway. Live deals in Texas are at $255, but it isn’t enough business to establish an accurate price trend for the
Cash dairy mixed with whey down, butter up Tuesday
Cash dairy prices were mixed again on Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0125 at $0.6775. Two sales were recorded at $0.6775 and $0.68. Forty-pound cheese blocks remained unchanged at $1.4750. Fifteen sales were recorded, ranging from $1.4725 to $1.48. Cheese barrels remained unchanged at $1.44. Two sales were recorded at $1.43 and $1.44. Butter was up $0.04 at $1.71. Twenty-three sales were recorded,
