Bipartisan bill targets fertilizer price transparency amid record-high costs
Bipartisan legislation intended to shed light on factors behind high fertilizer prices has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley says the Fertilizer Research Act addresses farmer […]
Health workers speak out on Iowa Department of Corrections potential privatization
Dozens of health care workers gathered along the Mississippi River in Fort Madison Wednesday to protest the state’s request for private companies to take over health care in its prisons. […]
Episode 7 – Fall & Winter Projects
Weather a factor in early South American planting season
The senior science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says South American farmers have faced some weather challenges as their planting season gets underway. Eric Snodgrass tells Brownfield, “There have been […]
Northwestern holds at number 6 in NAIA Volleyball poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eastern Oregon remains at No. 1 in the latest NAIA Women’s Volleyball Top 25 Poll. Only six teams remained at the same rank as the first […]
Northwest Iowa Groups Receive Funding to Prevent Homelessness
Two northwest Iowa organizations are receiving state funding to strengthen efforts to keep families in their homes. The Iowa Finance Authority has awarded more than $1.3 million statewide through its […]
Drought expands in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley
An ag meteorologist says a flash drought is coming to a head across the Corn Belt. Greg Soulje tells Brownfield, “It goes all the way down into our friends down there […]
Still no ‘smoking gun’ in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Marshalltown area
Sixty-eight cases of Legionnaires’ disease are now confirmed in Marshall County, including one death, and the exact cause has yet to be pinpointed, even after two weeks. Marshall County Public […]
A few showers on the Plains, western Corn Belt; late-season warmth continues to the east
Across the Corn Belt, showers and cooler conditions are overspreading the middle Missouri Valley. Meanwhile, late-season heat from the Mississippi Valley eastward is promoting corn and soybean maturation, although soil […]
Insight into food price trends
Overall, food inflation increased by more than 3 percent over the last year. Food-at-home, or groceries, increased by 2.7 percent year-over-year. David Ortega, a food economist with Michigan State University, […]