2024 RMA yields trigger some farm safety net payments
A professor of farm management at the University of Illinois says the recently released 2024 yield data from the Risk Management Agency will trigger farm safety net payments for some […]
John Deere headed to court over FTC Right to Repair lawsuit
The director of Penn State’s agricultural law center says a federal judge’s decision to dismiss John Deere’s lawsuit over its right-to-repair policy could impact farmers’ ability to repair their own […]
Weather systems are not bringing rain to everyone
Rainfall amounts have varied widely in Wisconsin during June, affecting crop conditions. Andy Bensend raises corn, wheat, and soybeans near Dallas in northwestern Wisconsin. He tells Brownfield moisture has not […]
Jamie Van Voorst & Nate Huizenga
2024 Floods
Federal program that helped 96,000 Iowans pay winter bills may vanish
Even though it’s summer, advocates are worried about a winter heating program for Iowans. The Trump administration’s proposed budget includes eliminating funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or […]
Greeta Kruid
86, of Sioux Center
71 workers lose jobs as Waterloo recycling facility closes
An Ohio-based company that makes plastic drainage pipe is closing its plastic recycling facility in Waterloo. Advanced Drainage Systems has notified the State of Iowa that 71 employees in Waterloo […]
Cash dairy prices mostly lower except butter Monday
Cash dairy prices were mostly lower except butter Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.57. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 […]
More wheat in rotation helps Wisconsin farm
A northwestern Wisconsin farmer has been busy haying and spraying but is spraying less after gradually changing his crop rotation plan. Andy Bensend raises corn, soybeans, and wheat in Barron […]
Lawsuit challenges new Iowa regulations on Pharmacy Benefit Managers
A coalition of businesses, labor unions and a major Iowa clinic is seeking to overturn a law that puts restrictions on companies called Pharmacy Benefit Managers that set the price […]
