Agronomist says weather has made it a hard year
A Dekalb agronomist says farmers in her area have seen the extremes when it comes to weather. Kentucky-based Shelby Wright says while many areas were delayed, most crops made it […]
Thinking about weed control in 2025
A technical development rep with Bayer says it’s not too early for farmers think about weed control in 2025. Southern Illinois based Randy McElroy says weed control starts before the […]
Innerplant Cropvoice lets farmers “listen” to plants
Farmers may soon be able to stop fungal outbreaks in soybeans before they take hold. Shelly Aronov, co-founder of Innerplant, says their Cropvoice system utilizes engineered soybeans to detect fungal […]
Just how healthy are avocados?
Americans love their avocados. Whether it is on toast, in salads, or in omelets, Americans eat almost 3 billion pounds of avocados each year. Not only do avocados taste good, […]
Report: Iowa sees drop in deaths from alcohol and drugs, but a rise in suicides
Iowa is mirroring the national trend with a slight drop in deaths due to alcohol, drugs, and suicide, according to a report from a non-partisan public health policy organization. Dr. […]
State regulators take comments on pipeline rules
The Iowa Utilities Commission heard public testimony Tuesday on proposed changes to its rules on hazardous liquid pipeline. Several of the people who commented were involved in the process for […]
Record week for ethanol production
U.S. ethanol production hit an all-time high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.109 million barrels a day, up 14,000 on the week and 42,000 on […]
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Sioux County Conservation Board Update & Activities
CME cash dairy prices mostly lower Wednesday
Cash dairy prices were mostly lower Wednesday except for butter on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.62. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down […]
NASS to review major crop acreage ahead of production report
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service could make adjustments to planted and harvested acreage numbers in its August 12th crop production report. NASS says it will review survey data and […]
