Most of Arkansas has adequate soil moisture
Arkansas started 2025 with good soil moisture levels. The USDA says recent rainfall in the state did saturate the ground and cause some flooding, but 95% of subsoil and topsoil […]
Teri Bos, Ryan Dokter & Angela Kroeze Visser
Community Health Assessment
MSU weighs in on farm bill expectations for 2025
An ag policy expert says he sees potential for a new farm bill to pass this year as part of a continuing resolution. Michigan State University’s Alan Ker tells Brownfield […]
UNI proposes dorm demolition, purchase of apartment complex
University of Northern Iowa administrators are asking the state Board of Regents for the O.K. to demolish a 75-year-old dorm and to approve buying an apartment complex that’s adjacent to […]
Non-profit representing Iowa pollster sued by Trump
A nonprofit group will represent Ann Selzer and her polling company free of charge against a lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump. The suit, filed last month, alleges Selzer’s Iowa […]
2025 crop fertility plans being examined
A field agronomist with Burrus Seed says high input prices and lower commodity prices have many growers closely examining their fertility plans in 2025. Dana Harder, who’s based in Missouri, […]
Improving demand supports dairy market outlook
An uptick in demand is supporting dairy markets. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says an increase in milk production weighed on futures prices toward the end of 2024. “But […]
Illinois no-sales a sign of instability in the farmland market
There are signs of instability in the farmland market. Compeer Financial certified appraiser Josh Miller covers several counties in central Illinois and says no-sales are occurring more frequently. “I’ve got […]
Grassley reacts to reports House GOP is considering one-bill budget reconciliation process
Republicans in the U.S. House are reportedly considering a one-bill budget reconciliation process that would include tax and spending cuts, border security funding, and energy development. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley […]
A mid-Winter “look & feel” across much of the Heartland; southern states prep for storminess
Across the Corn Belt, rural travel conditions are slowly improving in the wake of the recent snow and ice storm, which primarily struck from Missouri into the Ohio Valley. Early […]
