IARN — Grain markets are keeping a close eye on next week’s round of spring USDA reports.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release its Quarterly Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports next Wednesday, March 31st. AgMarket.Net branch manager Jim McCormick says we’ve seen a big build up towards this annual report day. Read more
IARN — Iowa Third District Congresswoman Cindy Axne is backing proposed legislation that would invest over $90 billion to improve broadband access in rural communities across the country. Read more
IARN — PowerPollen®, an agtech company focused on improving agriculture and global food security through improved pollination, now has a patent for applying preserved or fresh pollen outside the window of natural pollination of maize seed. With PowerPollen’s pollination on-demand technology, pollination is no longer reliant on the male plant’s daily shedding window of approximately three hours, and U.S. Patent 10,905,060 for the technology was recently granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Read more
Statewide Iowa — This week is National Agriculture Week and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says the pandemic shined a light on the important job ag producers have.
IARN — The U.S. Meat Export Federation says the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement has been beneficial to U.S. red meat exports.
It’s been a year since the red meat trade provisions of the agreement entered into force, expanding access for U.S. beef and pork in the world’s largest red meat import market. Read more
IARN — National Beef Packing Company, LLC has announced plans to increase processing capacity and production at the Iowa Premium facility in Tama. Read more