IARN — The number one priority for farmers is feeding the world. Unfortunately, the number of people who are food insecure worldwide is on the rise. Read more
Total household income up for commercial farms
IARN — From 2015 to 2021, the median total household income for commercial U.S. farms rose an estimated 16 percent, to $278,339 from $238,994. Read more
Figuring out what’s next for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act
IARN — Another year, another Congress following a year without Senate passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. For some, that’s a hard pill to swallow. Before the year-end break last month, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse sounded cautiously optimistic. With a new year and a new Congress, he said answers are still needed for the act and ag labor reform. Read more
Momentum still building for pork exports
IARN — November export numbers from the USDA show pork was once again immensely positive for global demand for U.S. both in the volume and value. Courtney Knupp, vice president of international marketing for the National Pork Board, said after a slower start to 2022, they are thrilled with the numbers just released and emphasized value per head. Read more
Fertilizer prices will be slow to come down
IARN — It feels like farming is becoming like predicting the weather. We are trying to figure out weather patterns, marketing for prices that will be doing only God knows what in nine months, and trying to figure out what it is going to cost to grow that crop each year. Read more
January WASDE brings surprisingly good market news
IARN — The January WASDE report was expected to bring bearish news to the grain markets, but we actually ended up seeing some bullish price action. The USDA made cuts to ending stocks and harvest acres for corn and soybeans, which were the primary forces behind the upward action. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided a breakdown of this month’s WASDE report. Read more