Indiana farmers committed to expanding soil conservation
The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says farmers continue to look for ways to implement additional conservation practices. ISDA director Don Lamb says a new report shows […]
Blaming a tight budget, UI to end lease on popular nature area
After more than 60 years, the University of Iowa is ending its lease on the MacBride Nature Recreation Area, as officials say renewing the lease would be too expensive. The […]
Highway 75 Progress: Paving Pushes Toward Downtown Sioux Center
Construction crews are making steady headway on Highway 75 in Sioux Center, with key paving milestones and infrastructure improvements setting the stage for the next phase of downtown renewal. Recent […]
Cash dairy prices mixed at end of week
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.5675. Two sales were recorded at $0.5675 and $0.5750. Forty-pound cheese blocks were […]
Senator Ernst proposes flood mitigation bill
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst says a bill she is working on in the Ag Committee would address some of the concerns with the recent flooding in Texas, and past floods […]
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USDA sees smaller wheat crop in 2025
The USDA sees a decline in U.S. wheat production from 2024 to 2025. This year’s winter wheat crop is now pegged at 1.345 billion bushels, down 3% from June as […]
Corn growers headed to DC
Corn growers from across the country are heading to Washington, D.C., next week. Garrett Hawkins, president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, says the annual Corn Congress, an event organized […]
USDA lowers corn, wheat ending stocks expectations
The USDA has tightened the balance sheets for U.S. corn and wheat, while raising the ending stocks guess for soybeans. New crop corn ending stocks are now pegged at 1.66 […]
Storms drop rain and tree limbs through central Iowa
Heavy wind and rains moved through central Iowa overnight and this morning. National Weather Service Metrologist Alexis Jimenez says there were some big totals in the rain gauges. “Kind of […]