Officials say suspect in SW Iowa bank robbery died by suicide
State officials say the suspect in a southwest Iowa bank robbery died by suicide in a farm field. According to an Iowa Department of Public Safety news release, a man […]
Sioux Center 3, MOC-Floyd Valley 2
Supreme Court upholds multi-million dollar judgement for West Union dairy
The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld a four-point-seven-five million dollar verdict for a northeast Iowa dairy farm. The award was for the operators of the Vagts Dairy in West Union […]
Arkansas crops benefited from good weather
Arkansas crops benefited from good weather last week. Seventy percent of the corn is silking compared to 56% last week. Nine percent is already in the dough stage and 1% […]
Sioux County Road Closures
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office has provided a link for the current road closures in Sioux County. Click here. You are reminded to not go around barricades or road closed […]
Updated CBO score could affect new farm bill
The Congressional Budget Office has updated its financial estimates for the farm bill over the next decade and University of Missouri’s Pat Westhoff says the changes could affect the new […]
Kentucky crops: wheat 73% harvested, soybean conditions hold steady
Hot and dry weather is helping Kentucky farmers make significant advancements in wheat harvest. Seventy-three percent of the crop is harvested with 73 percent rated good to excellent. Kentucky’s corn […]
Growing season starting off differently this year
The growing season is starting off differently across the Corn Belt. Flooding caused by heavy rains across northern Corn Belt states including Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota in the last […]
Michigan wheat harvest expected early
A wheat specialist says Michigan’s harvest could start up to two weeks ahead of normal. Michigan State University Extension’s Dennis Pennington tells Brownfield yield losses from recent hot, humid weather […]
Heavy rains taking toll on Minnesota farm fields
Heavy rains caused ponding and flooding in southern Minnesota last week. USDA’s latest crop update says surplus soil moisture continues to hinder fieldwork as farmers try to wrap up planting […]
