Northwest Iowa farmland sells for $32k per acre
A farm real estate specialist says a farm in northwest Iowa recently sold for a record $32,000 per acre. Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal, says the 35-acre Sioux […]
Ag Secretary Rollins: bridge payment for farmers coming next week
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says details of a bridge payment for farmers will be announced with President Trump sometime next week. During the President’s cabinet meeting on Tuesday, she said […]
660 Ballots Cast in Orange City’s Four-Candidate Council Runoff
Orange City voters returned to the polls Tuesday for a four-candidate runoff to decide two city council seats — and the unofficial results are now in. According to the Sioux […]
Convintro Herbicide Could Help Farmers Fight Resistant Weeds
Bayer Crop Science is introducing a new herbicide to help corn and soybean farmers fight tough, resistant weeds. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ryan Tierney, Bayer’s broad-acre herbicides […]
Farmers National: ag land values “down 3% to up 3%” in 2025
Farmland values have been mostly steady this year. Cole Nickerson with Farmers National Company says there is some localized volatility. “Kind of depending on where you go, but as a […]
Iowans need to brace for wind chills of 20-below tomorrow
What one forecaster is calling an “arctic blast” is headed for Iowa tonight that’ll mean dangerously bitter cold temperatures by early tomorrow. Meteorologist Jim Lee, at the National Weather Service […]
A mid-winter, “look & feel” dominates virtually all of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, cold, dry weather is in place, except for scattered snow showers in the Great Lakes States. Wednesday’s high temperatures should range from 10°F in the Red […]
Cover crops improve soil health, water quality for Iowa farmer
A southwest Iowa farmer says he continues to see positive results from his implementation of cover crops. Mark Peterson farms near Stanton in Montgomery County. He tells Brownfield that cover […]
A wide-range of temps to cover much of the Heartland; a seasonally active pattern for many
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the western half of the U.S., while colder-than-normal conditions will cover most areas from the […]
Only about 1 in 5 Iowans have gotten a flu shot this season
Health officials are encouraging more Iowans to get vaccinated for influenza before the year-end holidays arrive. Iowa has few reported flu cases at the moment, and one death, but experts […]