February 7, 2024

Low cattle inventory brings higher beef prices

IARN – USDA’s biannual Cattle Inventory report showed the nation’s cattle herd at 87.2 million head, down roughly two percent from last year. This is the lowest herd size in

Iowa agriculture mourns the loss of Bill Northey

IARN – It came across social media and the agriculture information chain like a lightning bolt, yesterday. Bill Northey, former Iowa Agriculture Secretary and Former USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production

South American Weather and Crop Update (2-6-24)

IARN – Concerns about long-term dry weather still remain in South America, but, for the time being, there are some nice rains passing over right now. Allendale commodity broker Greg