026 FINAL Iowa Girls High School Softball Rankings – Class 1A & 2A– Monday, July 6

Class 2A School Record LW 1 Riverside 23-5 1 2 Grand View Christian 24-3 3 3 Missouri Valley 24-2 4 4 Louisa-Muscatine 25-6 5 5 Interstate 35 24-8 2 6 […]
CME cash dairy prices mostly up to start the week
Cash dairy prices were mostly up Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.0100 at $0.6750. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0150 to $1.4475. One sale was recorded at $1.45. Cheese barrels were up $0.0100 to $1.4850. No sales were reported. Butter was up $0.0125 to […]
Christina Eggink-Postma

Crittenton Center Update/Windmills & Wedges
Corn, soybean export inspections stay on track
The USDA’s reporting a solid week for corn and soybean export inspections. Both beans and corn during the week ending July 2nd were above a year ago and ahead of […]
USDA, SBA team up to protect farmers and ranchers
The USDA and Small Business Administration have launched a new effort to help farmers push back against costly regulations. In a media release, the SBA says the memorandum of understanding […]
Sioux Center Advances Housing Growth with New Lots, Apartment Planning

The Sioux Center City Council approved two measures during its June 23 meeting aimed at supporting continued residential growth on the city’s northeast side, including a new single-family subdivision and […]
Input prices, labor shortages pressure sheep farmers
A Minnesota sheep farmer says high input costs are creating challenges. Amanda Cook of Center City tells Brownfield raising livestock is getting more expensive. “The cost of goods is a […]
July reporting deadline critical for Nebraska livestock producers
Nebraska livestock producers have until July 15 to file an acreage report to help maintain eligibility for drought assistance. State FSA Director Hillary Maricle tells Brownfield enrolling forage acres is […]
Most grain is sold, but market worries remain for Minnesota grower
Many farmers are pricing old and new crop grain. Tim Waibel grows corn and soybeans near Courtland in south-central Minnesota and says most of his crop is priced. “We’ve done […]
Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll

Final Class 4A 1. Sioux City East (37-2). LW #1 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie (29-6), LW #3 3. Indianola (28-4), LW #2 4. Waukee (25-9), LW #4 5. Cedar Rapids […]