Mark Magnuson
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The future of the farm bill could be decided by November elections (opens the original)
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The future of the farm bill may be decided by what happens when voters head to the polls in November. Lawmakers have left Washington for a month of campaigning without passing a new five-year bill, leaving producers facing more uncertainty after the third extension of the current law expired. Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-AR) says the clock is running short on time. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/09/930boozman-01.mp3 Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says that
Clean Fuels applauds effort to extend biodiesel producer credit (opens the original)
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This week, U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend availability of the Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit through 2029. U.S. companies that produce up to 60 million gallons of biodiesel per year using domestic agricultural feedstocks can claim this income tax credit of $0.20 per gallon on the first 15 million gallons of production. The credit will expire on Dec. 31 this year unless Congress adopts the extension introduced today.
Beef prices and herd retention decisions (opens the original)
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With turbulent cattle markets due to beef imports and the southern border with Mexico reopening for cattle imports cattle producers have a lot to think about when making decisions for the future of the herd. Will cattle ranchers and farmers make plans for starting the rebuilding process for the remainder of 2026 and going into 2027? https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/09/Justin001.mp3 That is USDA Chief Economist Justin Benevidez. He says that price data will influence the
Soybean prices plummet following Trump-Xi meeting (opens the original)
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After the much-anticipated trade meeting between United States and Chinese trade officials and Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the results for U.S. agriculture appear to be a mixed bag. While China did agree to reduce tariffs on a wide range of U.S. farm products noticeably absent from that list were United States soybeans, says commodity broker Greg McBride of Allendale. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/09/GregM001.mp3 November soybeans finished down 30 and ¾ c
Examining record corn exports (opens the original)
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Will the 2026-27 commodity marketing year produce another record for U.S. corn exports? The 2025-2026 marketing year was a record year for U.S. corn exports and USDA Chief Economist Justin Benevidez was asked recently if the 26-27 marketing year can follow that trend. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/09/JB001.mp3 Benevidez says that the pace has slowed a bit for corn exports in the new marketing year but also provides some optimism for sales to export markets. https://d
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