The Minnesota Porkcast: 2026 Minnesota Pork Congress (Episode 2)
The keynote speaker for February’s Minnesota Pork Congress is Hunter Pinke, a nationally renowned speaker whose athletic career was cut short by injury. As a farmer himself, Pinke says agricultural […]
Missouri Farmer Joins USDA Leadership
Missouri soybean farmer Richard Fordyce has recently joined the USDA and is the new Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation. Listen to this Spotlight on Soybeans to learn more! […]
Duvall: Nationwide E15 could be nearing the finish line
The head of the American Farm Bureau Federation says nationwide, year-round E-15 might be within reach this month. “We’re really close. We are really close. Zippy Duvall says it will […]
Iowa now boasts nearly 9,000 miles of snowmobile trails
While some Iowans are grumbling over two consecutive weekends of moderate to heavy snowfall, others are loving it and have learned to embrace all that winter in the Midwest has […]
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Iowa shoppers may soon be asked to make a delivery on the way home
Small Iowa businesses struggling to compete with giants like Amazon might consider what’s called crowdshipping, where customers — who are not store employees — would be asked to deliver merchandise […]
Weekend shed fire in southwest Iowa kills one
One person and a dog died in a fire early Saturday morning in rural Guthrie County. According to Guthrie Center Fire Chief Cory Campbell, firefighters arriving on the scene found […]
Steady farmland values
Farmland values have been mostly steady this year. Cole Nickerson with Farmers National Company says there is some localized volatility, with areas fluctuating between 3 percent higher and 3 percent […]
Tuesday special election to fill open Iowa House seat
Two candidates from Odebolt are running in Tuesday’s special election for an open seat in the Iowa House. Republican Representative Mike Sexton of Rockwell City resigned from the seat in […]
Data centers and energy costs weighing on farmers’ minds
Escalating energy costs are raising concerns among farmers. “When you go out and kick on your grain dryer and your fans, you use a lot of electricity, and it’s not […]