Iowa gov’t efficiency task force report coming Sept. 29
A member of the government efficiency group Governor Reynolds appointed this spring is apologizing to other committee members for comments he made last month about teacher pay and the IPERS […]
Hundreds in Rock Valley Without Power Sunday Night
Nearly 600 power customers in Rock Valley were without power on Sunday night into Monday morning. MidAmerican Energy spokesperson Geoff Greenwood says that thunderstorms moved through the area Sunday night. […]
Corn silage wrapped up, grain harvest on deck in southern Wisconsin
A farmer near Janesville in south-central Wisconsin is optimistic going into harvest. Doug Rebout tells Brownfield corn and soybeans in the area look good. “They’re drying down (and) we’re figuring […]
Nebraska confirms first HPAI case in dairy herd
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service have confirmed the state’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd. NDA says […]
Silage harvest winding down in Iowa amid fast-drying corn
Corn silage harvest is wrapping up in some parts of Iowa. Mark Peterson farms near Stanton in the southwest corner of the state. “Anecdotally I heard a guy that had, […]
“Mucky” fields and crop stress as rainfall soars in west-central Minnesota
A farmer in west-central Minnesota says this summer has been too wet. Jamie Beyer and her husband grow soybeans, corn, alfalfa, and sugarbeets near Wheaton. “We are on day 54 […]
Missouri crops impacted as drought intensifies across the state
Extended periods of high temperatures and a lack of rainfall are impacting crop and field conditions around the state. Tony Hancock with the Missouri Department of Agriculture tells Brownfield it […]
Sorghum harvest underway in South Dakota
The USDA says the sorghum harvest has begun in South Dakota. Monday’s crop progress report shows 1% of the crop is harvested, with 53% mature, and 91% coloring. Thirty-one percent […]
Michigan soybean and corn yields under pressure
The Vice President of the Michigan Soybean Committee says the warm and dry August likely took the top end off of yields across the state. Sanilac County’s Scott Wilson tells […]
Soybean, corn hit by profit taking, supply concerns
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. It looks like nothing pertaining to ag came out of this round of talks with China. Beijing has yet to buy […]