Allegiant Air pilots picket at DSM and more than 20 other US airports
It’s not a strike, but picketers are pacing outside 22 airports today, including Des Moines International. Flights are not being impacted, at least not yet. Teamsters from Local 2118 are […]
91% of U.S. corn, 95% of soybeans harvested
The end of the 2025 U.S. corn and soybean harvests are in sight. It’s been a mixed fall across much of the Midwest and Plains, with stretches of favorable conditions […]
USDA announces second round of disaster relief for 2023–24 losses
The USDA says next week producers can start enrolling for the second wave of the Supplemental Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden says the program covers […]
UI profs to publish a premiere textbook on the ethical use of AI
A University of Iowa instructor wanted to teach students in his business analytics class about artificial intelligence but couldn’t find a decent textbook on the topic, so he decided to […]
USDA says milk production was up in September
USDA says milk production was higher again in the September supply and demand report. Higher milk cow inventories and robust milk per cow are credited with the jump in production. […]
USDA says milk production was
USDA says milk production was higher again in the September supply and demand report. Higher milk cow inventories and robust milk per cow are credited with the jump in production. […]
The good and bad about higher land values
Land prices keep going up in value, and David Oppedahl from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago tells Brownfield those land values are helping farmers’ portfolios during the down farm […]