Statewide Iowa — (RI) — The man who conducts the annual Iowa State survey on farmland values says many owners have been able to weather the downturn in the farm economy because they don’t have to make payments on their ground. Read more
Farm Credit Pleased With How Their Customers Survived 2019
(IARN) — In 2019, it was all about taking advantage of the opportunities you were presented. You had to roll when the weather allowed, and you had to make market maneuvers in the few windows where it could pay off. Farm Credit said after a year that was as challenging as this one, they are proud to see many of their producers weathering the storm very well. Read more
Seven Groups Sue USDA Over Pork Processing Revisions
(IARN) — Seven organizations last week jointly filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its decision to reduce oversight at pig slaughterhouses and eliminate limits on slaughter speeds. The groups claim the changes “expose pigs to greater suffering,” and defy federal slaughter, meat inspection, and environmental protection laws. Read more
USMEF Sees Greater Distribution Of U.S. Chilled Pork In Hong Kong
(IARN) — Hong Kong imports roughly 4,000 live hogs daily from China. Read more
RCIS Has The Tools To Coordinate Your Data To Benefit Your Operation
(IARN) — Precision Ag data is nothing new. We have had it around for many years. What you may not realize is the rate of growth in this technology. Just over this past year, we have seen a growth rate of 400% in the use of precision ag tools. The tools are as varied as the companies out there. Everybody seems to have their own system. So, with data coming in from so many different sources, how do the people who need it, make sense of it all. Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS) has made upgrades to their data platforms to make proper use of all the information that is sent to them for their crop reporting maps. Read more
Ernst Will Call For Wheeler Resignation If RFS Misses 15 Billion Gallons
(IARN) — Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa says she will call for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s resignation, if the Renewable Fuel Standard doesn’t meet the statute requirement of 15 billion gallons. Her comments follow Wheeler’s final supplement rule released by his agency last week. Read more