Farmers’ Almanac predicts prolonged, hot summer for Iowa
Iowans have seen radical temperature swings lately, with highs in the 80s followed by snowfall days later, but one outlet predicts the summer ahead will be stuck on one setting: […]
Weekly ethanol production increases, exports drop more than 62%
U.S. ethanol production increased over the past week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production was up 0.9% to 1.06 million barrels per day. The four-week average ethanol production rate […]
DNR’s spotlight survey is underway, seeking everything from deer to house cats
Staff members from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are running the roads at night in all 99 counties this month, shining spotlights out both sides of their vehicles as […]
Iowa Senate may debate a pipeline-related bill
Senate committee has overhauled a wide-ranging bill that key House members said would “clean up the mess” the Iowa Utilities Commission created by granting a pipeline permit to Summit Carbon […]
New U.S. retaliatory tariffs will impact ag
U.S. President Donald Trump says “kind, not full” retaliatory tariffs went into effect midnight for more than 50 trading partners, including China. “We’re going to be charging a discounted reciprocal […]
Montgomery wins 2025 International CCA of the Year
A central Illinois-based agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids has been named the 2025 International Certified Crop Adviser of the Year. “Really, really blown away. A little humbled in some ways to […]