There are no limits on how long an Iowa legislative session may last
There is no Iowa law or constitutional amendment that declares the date on which each legislative session ends, but a couple of things ended today. April 21 was the 100th […]
Iowa House votes 93-0 to provide $3 million for pediatric cancer research
The Iowa House has unanimously voted to send $3 million in state funds to the University of Iowa to support pediatric cancer research and clinical trials. “I’ll be the first […]
Iowa DOT focuses on preventing work zone crashes
This is National Work Zone Awareness week and the Iowa DOT is participating with their counterparts across the country. DOT Work Zone Operations Engineer Brian Worrel says the driver behind […]
Planting “a few days out” for eastern Iowa farmer
Eastern Iowa farmer Dave Walton says his planting season should get started by the end of the week. “We had plenty of rain here the last few weeks that’s kept […]
Planting pace picking up in central Iowa
A central Iowa farmer says planting progress is starting to pick up steam in his area. Morey Hill raises corn and soybeans near Madrid. “Everybody was sure anxious to get […]
U.S. sugar producers close to collapse as Alliance calls for higher tariffs on imports
The American Sugar Alliance is asking the U.S. Trade Representative to use Section 310 authorities to stop subsidized imports from harming farmers. Rob Johansson tells Brownfield producers have lost more […]
Cattle futures lower heading into midweek
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower on technical selling. June live cattle closed $2.52 lower at $243.55 and August live cattle closed $1.90 lower at […]
Purdue economist: Geopolitical tensions igniting long-term concerns about fertilizer prices
An ag economist at Purdue University says the continued conflict in Iran is causing concerns about rising fertilizer prices. Joana Colussi says input costs have risen more than 30 percent […]
Technical buying, crude oil help prop up corn, soybeans
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans followed bean oil, which followed crude and palm oils, while staying cautiously optimistic about the expected trade talks with China next […]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 21, 2026
May corn $4.53 and 3/4, up 1 and 3/4 centsMay soybeans $11.74 and 1/2, up 8 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal $325.30, up 20 centsMay soybean oil 72.14, up 251 […]