Iowa Lt. Governor Cournoyer launches campaign for state auditor
Republican Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer has kicked off her campaign for state auditor. “I’m the mother of four children, I’ve run a small business for 27 years, I was in […]
AURI looks to create profit opportunities for farmers
A Minnesota non-profit is developing new markets to help improve profitability for farmers. Agricultural Utilization Research Institute executive director Shannon Schlecht says their focus is to add value and support […]
Wheat up on lower dollar, oversold signals
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. Planting and emergence are ahead of average, with generally favorable conditions expected in the next several days. There are some areas […]
Short-term planting windows coming
An atmospheric scientist says a decent planting window is expected for much of the Corn Belt in the next week. Eric Snodgrass is with Nutrien Ag Solutions. “Most of Missouri, […]
Cheese and butter processors pick up production
The USDA says cheese and butter production started to pick up steam in March while other products remained mostly slumped. Total cheese production was more than 1.2 billion pounds, up […]
Waiting on dry conditions to resume planting
A farmer in north-central Missouri says he’d like to have a break in the consistent rains to finish soybean planting. “We shut down operations on Easter weekend and haven’t been […]
Naig touts E15 waiver, says more work needs to be done
Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig says the recent E15 summertime waiver gives producers and retailers some short-term certainty. “It does allow everyone nationwide to have access to what we already […]
Sioux County Community Foundation Grants Awarded
The Sioux County Community Foundation (SCCF) recently awarded grants totaling over $137,000 in support of projects and programs throughout Sioux County. This brings the total grants awarded to over $1.9 […]
Farmer sentiment improves despite ongoing trade concerns
Farmer sentiment has improved despite ongoing trade concerns in this month’s Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Professor emeritus Jim Mintert says respondents remain optimistic the outcomes of President Trump’s […]
Midwest farmland sales surging
A farm real estate specialist says the recent surge in Iowa’s farmland market is similar to trends in other Midwestern states. Jim Rothermich is the vice president of Iowa Appraisal […]
