Industry warns of crisis: U.S. sugar growers need immediate action as losses mount
Abundant global supplies and limited trade policies have put the U.S. sugar industry on the brink. Luther Markwart with the American Sugar Alliance tells Brownfield input costs for American farmers […]
Le Mars Man Arrested for Violating No-Contact Order Near Orange City
A Le Mars man was arrested Thursday afternoon after Sioux County deputies discovered he was violating a no-contact order. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says the arrest happened around 4:14 […]
Cattle market strength spills into farmland values, expert says
Record high beef prices are driving up values for pasture and rangelands. Cole Nickerson, area sales manager with Farmers National Company, says strength in the cattle market is supporting farmland […]
Hull Co-op Hosts Ribbon Cutting of New Sheldon Property
The Hull Cooperative Association has had a footprint in Sheldon for only a short time through its feed mill, but now the co-op is expanding its local presence in a […]
Feenstra: freezing seniors’ property taxes may be first step in reform
Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra says if he’s elected governor, he’ll make cutting Iowa property taxes a priority — and one step could be freezing property taxes for seniors. “But, on […]
Global demand drives 28% surge in U.S. cheese exports, butterfat sales nearly triple
The U.S. Dairy Export Council says August shipments continued a three-month trend higher. William Loux tells Brownfield demand for cheese is strong globally. “We are in for probably almost certainly […]
Much-needed rains unwind from the central Plains through the central, southern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, rain has spread as far north as the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys. The rain is halting late-season fieldwork but helping to replenish topsoil moisture, […]
Another tip, another dead end in the case of a missing Mason City woman
A report says Mason City police were back in Minnesota on Thursday to follow up on a tip in connection with the Jodi Huisentruit case, but the trip came up […]
ISU Extension and Outreach to Host Workforce Opportunity Conference
The conference brings together employers, community leaders, economic development professionals, and others who work to source, train, and retain workforce in rural communities. Fred Hall, Northwest Iowa Extension Dairy Specialist […]
A big change in weather ahead for the Heartland; more Winter-like moisture for most, as well
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook for below-normal temperatures in most areas from the Rockies to the Appalachians, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in the southern Atlantic region and […]