Concerns about pesticide regulation in 2025
The president and CEO of CropLife America is concerned about the effects of EPA’s pesticide regulation in 2025. Alexandra Dunn says the Endangered Species Act will have an impact on the […]
Corn fungicide paid in 2024
Corn farmers are reflecting on what worked and what didn’t during the growing season. Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Ron Geis says a wet spring impacted corn throughout the growing […]
Latest phone scam preys on Iowans with lost pets
Iowa’s largest nonprofit animal shelter is issuing a warning about scammers targeting pet owners whose animals are missing. The Animal Rescue League of Iowa says it’s gotten several calls from […]
Less Downtime, More Protection
Many growers are seeing the benefits of adding a nitrogen stabilizer to their fertilizer applications, but some leading nitrogen stabilizers have a reputation for being hard on equipment. On this […]
Tip in case of missing Iowa TV journalist leads to dead end
The group that runs the online investigation website FindJodi.com, dedicated to Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit — who vanished in 1996, says they’ve confirmed -no- human remains were found […]
Wheat grower says timely rains have improved crop
A Central Kansas farmer says some timely rains have helped improve wheat. Paul Penner, of Marion County, tells Brownfield… “The wheat that wasn’t up, it’s now coming up. We’re kind […]
Largely mild November weather across the Heartland; a little rain eastern Great Lakes region
Across the Corn Belt, with recent rainfall having ended, producers are resuming final harvest efforts, as field conditions permit. Among Midwestern States, only Wisconsin had more than 10% of its […]
Largely mild November weather across the Heartland; some moisture on the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, rain is falling early Thursday east of the Mississippi River, where most summer crops have already been harvested. Meanwhile, mild, dry weather covers the western Corn […]
A change in weather ahead; much cooler, colder days; an unsettled pattern for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the western and central U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail along […]
State troopers are on alert for heavy traffic during the Thanksgiving weekend
Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and as Iowans plan their family get-togethers or getaways, the Iowa State Patrol is also planning to put extra troopers on the roadways […]
