BASF: Over-the-top dicamba not likely in 2025
A technical services representative with BASF says farmers should find an alternative to over-the-top dicamba herbicide in soybeans for 2025. Mike Probst, who covers the southern half of Illinois for […]
Senator Grassley calls Postal Service ‘a disgrace’ for hiring sex offenders
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is blasting the U.S. Postal Service over a whistleblower’s claims that a registered sex offender got a job as a letter carrier, even though he revealed […]
Mixed bag for Minnesota farmer beginning soybean harvest
Early harvest results are a mixed bag for southeast Minnesota soybean grower Darin Johnson. “Just got a couple hundred acres out, extremely variable. We’re still kind of cutting around a […]
Previewing the USDA’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report
A livestock economist says breeding inventory is a number to watch in this week’s Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. University of Missouri associate extension professor emeritus Scott Brown says the […]
Northwesterns Anderson GPAC Womens soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week
Peyton Anderson of Northwestern College is this week’s GPAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week. . It was goalkeeping of the highest order last week for Anderson, a freshman from Buffalo, Minnesota. […]
Five Iowa schools attain National Blue Ribbon status
Five Iowa schools are on the U.S. Department of Education 2024 list of Blue Ribbon Schools. The schools on that list are Alta-Aurelia Middle School, Decorah High School, Nodaway Valley […]
Colombia lifts its restrictions on U.S. beef imports
Colombia has lifted restrictions on imports of U.S. beef and fully restored market access to the U.S. Earlier this year, the Colombian government banned U.S. beef originating from states where […]
NASDA: Extension is the core to advancing production agriculture
Protecting funding for University extension is crucial to agriculture and advancing research. Oklahoma State University Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences Brett Carver says extension services help farmers with education and production, […]
Gowrie man charged in connection to 17 year old girl’s death
A Gowrie man has been charged in connection to the weekend death of a teenager from Farnhamville. The 17-year-old victim’s name has not been released, but the Southeast Valley Community […]
Spreading the Message of Corn Overseas
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff dollars to support the work of the U.S. Grains Council across the globe. One of the many outreach efforts supported by the […]
