Mergen joins Brownfield Ag News as fall broadcast intern
Brownfield Ag News is pleased to welcome Mattilyn Mergen as its fall broadcast intern. Throughout the semester, Mergen will work alongside Brownfield’s team of twelve farm broadcasters to create compelling […]
Tom Vilsack says innovation and relief funding key to tackling global hunger
The CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation says more needs to be done to address the global hunger crisis. Tom Vilsack, who’s also a former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture […]
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Sioux Center School District Update & PPEL Levy
Senate committee hears concerns over rising costs tied to ag industry consolidation
Some members of the ag industry say the rapid consolidation of crop input companies raises concerns about competition and transparency. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, American Soybean […]
Livestock markets start the week lower as cattle futures drop and optimism cools
It was a tough start to the week for many livestock sale barns around the country. Jackie Moore, who owns Joplin Regional Stockyards in Missouri, one of the largest livestock […]
Rock Valley’s Central Park Now Open Following Construction Project
The City of Rock Valley has reopened Central Park following recent renovations. Speaking with Sioux County Radio, Rock Valley City Administrator Tom Van Maanen discusses the process of launching the […]
Iowa DOT offers course for young drivers to get suspended license back
The Iowa DOT is using a program called “Alive at 25” to help young drivers who have violated the rules for their restricted licenses. DOT’s Driver Education Program Manager Vania […]
Sioux Center Daycare Worker Charged with Child Endangerment
(Updated with statement from Apple Tree Early Child Center) A Sioux Center woman has been charged with felony child endangerment following an incident at a local daycare earlier this month. […]
Wisconsin bill would require labeling lab grown protein
Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require additional labeling for cultivated protein. State Senator Romaine Quinn says Senate Bill 560 would place labeling requirements on food products that […]
Global phosphate supply constraints expected to keep prices elevated
The CEO of phosphate fertilizer producer Itafos says farmers are likely to continue to face elevated costs. David Delaney says it’s an issue of global supply and demand. “It’s really […]