Agrovive
December 31, 2018

Exports vital to Iowa agriculture growth

Agribusiness Reporter David Geiger speaks to Dave Miller the Director of Research and Commodity Services at the Iowa Farm Bureau on the U.S.-China relationship and his reflection on 20 years working for IFB.David Geiger: “How you are viewing our current relationship with China?”Dave Miller: “‘Strained’ would be the one word I would use to describe  [ more ]

December 31, 2018

Second round of farm payments stays the same

The USDA is moving forward on the second and final round of trade mitigation payments to farmers hurt by the trade war with China.Market Facilitation Program (MFP) rates are staying the same, soybeans can get $1.65 cents per bushel, hogs are at eight dollars a head, and corn is still at a cent per bushel.In  [ more ]