Nonfat dry milk jumps while cheese blocks and butter move lower Thursday at CME
Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.01 to $0.73. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 to $1.4950. Thirteen sales were […]
U.S. Senate candidate Turek outlines his ideas for federal action on cancer
Democrat Josh Turek says if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate, he’ll vote to increase funding for cancer research and for Medicaid, the government funded insurance program that many cancer […]
Corn harvest expected to show impacts of mid-season stress
The corn product manager with Renk Seed says he expects stress to limit corn yields in some areas this season. Karl Bobholz says most of the Midwest saw nearly a […]
Iowa’s governor touts new high school graduation requirement
The seniors who’ve just started their final year at a public or private high school in Iowa are the first graduating class required to pass a civics test in order […]
Walz points to water quality, sustainable aviation fuel as key legacies
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is highlighting efforts to improve water quality and support biofuels as his term comes to an end. Walz attended the first day of the Minnesota State […]
New Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Program Adds Drop-Off Sites Across Northwest Iowa
Residents across northwest Iowa now have designated locations to safely dispose of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries through a new regional recycling program. The Northwest Iowa Area Solid Waste Agency has installed […]
Harvest begins in southern Indiana with strong yield expectations
The branch manager at Posey County Coop says it could be a record-breaking harvest for some farmers in southwest Indiana. Bryce Martin says this year’s crop got off to a […]
Iowa native is ‘den mother’ for cast and crew of Wicked, and 13 tractor trailers (AUDIO)
The national touring Broadway production of “Wicked” is returning to Iowa for a three-week run for the first time in more than a decade and it’s a homecoming for the […]
Heat stress challenges some of the Minnesota dry bean crop
Dry bean harvest is starting in western Minnesota, and the chief of procurement at Bonanza Bean says the hot growing season has reduced the size of the crop. “We have […]
Rising grain prices provide risk management opportunities for farmers
The recent runup in commodity prices is providing opportunity for farmers to mitigate some risk. Tim Persinger who farms in southwest Indiana says three months ago he wasn’t this chipper. […]