Amber Vander Vliet & Wes Kamerman
Sioux Center Hometown Holidays
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Rock Valley Girls 62, Sioux Center 47
Live cattle mixed heading into midweek
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed on spread trade, feeders were up on oversold signals. December live cattle closed $.20 lower at $207 and February live cattle […]
Governor says it was right decision not to privatize Iowa prison medical care
State officials have rejected bids from companies applying to provide medical care inside Iowa’s nine prisons and Governor Kim Reynolds says “it made sense” to check to see if a […]
Market volatility dampens producer optimism for heifer retention
A livestock economist says the latest data from the USDA doesn’t show any signs of widespread herd expansion. Kenny Burdine with the University of Kentucky says the percentage of cattle […]
Soybeans edge higher, watching export market, South American weather
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. Planting and development weather generally looks favorable in much of South America. The 2025 U.S. soybean harvest is at least […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 25, 2025
Dec. corn $4.23 and 1/2, down 1/4 centJan. soybeans $11.24 and 3/4, up 1 and 1/2 centsDec. soybean meal $317.00, up $2.80Dec. soybean oil 50.30, up 12 pointsDec. Chicago wheat […]
Trustees name Stuebner 26th president of Simpson College
The interim president of Simpson College in Indianola is now its 26th president. Susan Stuebner was named interim leader of Simpson this summer following the sudden death of Simpson President […]
Program payments and a rise in net farm income could help support 2026 farmland market
A closer look the farmland market for 2026. Randy Dickhut with Agricultural Economic Insights says cash rents have remained stable, but are expected to decline in 2026. “They could go […]