August a big month for ethanol exports
U.S ethanol exports remain on pace to shatter annual records. The Renewable Fuels Association says ethanol exports during August were up 15% from July and 24% from August 2024 at […]
Beneficial rains expand from the southern Plains, northeastward into parts of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, mostly dry weather and seasonable temperatures favor final corn and soybean harvesting, though locally heavy showers are spreading eastward across the middle Mississippi Valley. Modest increases […]
Fertilizer Research Act companion bill introduced in House
A new bill in the U.S. House seeks greater price transparency and stability in the fertilizer market. U.S. Congresswoman Ashley Hinson tells Brownfield her bill is a companion to the […]
2025-26 PRESEASON Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Class 1A School 2024-25 Record 1 Council Bluffs St. Albert 25-1 2 Algona Bishop Garrigan 23-4 3 Newell-Fonda 22-5 4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 21-4 5 Springville 20-5 6 Exira-EHK 18-6 7 Dunkerton […]
Will China follow through on soy commitments?
An ag economist the U.S.-China trade framework has had a big impact on the soybean market. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the recent China news has been bullish for soybean […]
Turkey for you and turkey for me a little cheaper this year
The American Farm Bureau’s 40th annual Thanksgiving Dinner cost survey shows another drop this year. Iowa Farm Bureau Research Director Christopher Pudenz says the survey checks the prices of 12 […]
Can a caterpillar really predict whether Iowa will have a nasty winter?
A central Iowa entomologist says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of a wooly bear caterpillar’s stripes can help predict the severity of […]
Soybean rally spurs some farmer selling, but corn sales lag
Farmers are starting to move some grain and oilseeds that are in storage. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says some farmers have been selling soybeans with the recent $1 […]
First district candidate Bohannan backs age limits, ethics reforms for congress
Christina Bohannan, a Democrat who hopes to challenge Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks bid for reelection, says it’s time for a wide-ranging government ethics reform plan that would include term limits, […]