History suggests corn prices face uphill battle this summer
History is not on the side of higher corn prices anytime soon. University of Minnesota Extension grain market economist Ed Usset says he recently analyzed the behavior of corn futures […]
Larry Gregg
Hawarden & West Sioux Updates
Proposed Sioux Center Electric Rate Increase Advances to Final Reading
A proposed electric rate increase in Sioux Center is one step closer to approval. The Sioux Center City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the second reading of an ordinance that […]
Tar spot alert: corn disease found in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
A stretch of cool, wet weather is resulting in early detections of tar spot in several Corn Belt states. Syngenta agronomic service representative Logan Dinkla says the crop disease has […]
Northwestern Illinois farmer one of many recovering from record number of tornadoes
A northwestern Illinois farmer says his operation is one of many across the state recovering from tornado damage. Jon Rosenstiel, who farms in Stephenson County, says an April storm did […]
Motorist on phone who killed Mason City cyclist appeals five-year jail sentence
A Mason City woman is being sentenced after pleading guilty to charges in a fatal accident two years ago connected to driving while using a cell phone. The woman’s attorney […]
Search underway near Gilmore City for hit-and-run suspect
A manhunt is underway in north-central Iowa’s Humboldt County after a driver fled from a traffic stop last night near Gilmore City. When deputies attempted to speak with the male […]
Iowa’s tornado tally is already more than double the number from all of last year
The National Weather Service confirms Iowa’s already had 72 tornadoes touch down this year, putting us far ahead of last year’s count that only saw 32 twisters strike all year […]
Scattered rains return to parts of the Heartland; temperatures near seasonal levels for most
Across the Corn Belt, mild weather favors corn and soybean development. By June 21, five percent of the nation’s corn acreage had begun silking, while 9% of the soybeans were […]
Calculating the true cost of production
A new tool from Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture is helping producers calculate production costs. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Chad Fiechter explains how the platform works. The […]