Soybean quality survey helps promote U.S. soy in global markets
A United Soybean Board member says farmers can help demonstrate the quality of U.S. soy as the industry works to expand global markets. Brent Rendel from Oklahoma tells Brownfield farmers […]
Ava Van Groningen & Lauren Huizenga
Dordt Ag Stewardship Center Open House
Expansion will add spaces for more urns at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery
The Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter is getting a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for an expansion project. Iowa Cemetery Bureau Chief Gavin Sandvig says the […]
High inputs mean high break-evens for 2027 crop
A pair of ag economists with the University of Illinois say input costs are likely to continue to limit farmer profitability next season. During a recent FarmDoc webinar, Gary Schnitkey […]
Iowa leaders mourn death of state, national ag leader Ray Gaesser
An Iowan who led state and national farm groups died after a farming accident this weekend. Ray Gaesser of Corning served as president of the American Soybean Association a dozen […]
Heat wave lingers on the southern Plains, seasonal warmth elsewhere; showers & t-storms in parts of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front extend southwestward from the upper Great Lakes region. In drier areas of the upper Midwest, the rain is […]
Episode 129 – Thirty Months
Dr. Shawn Scholten joins Piet to reflect on 2 1/2 years of the Rog’s Corner program which began in March of 2024 and the impact it continues to have on […]
Two Sheldon men arrested following Orange City Theft investigation
Two men from Sheldon were arrested on Friday after an investigation into a theft in Orange City. 38 year old Andrew James Houtsma, and 46 year old Jeffrey Allen Burdette […]
A pattern shift ahead; much cooler air and rain on-the-move
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures from the northern Rockies into the upper Great Lakes region, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail south […]
Iowans don’t have to wait for cold weather to get a flu shot
With high temperatures back in the 80s and 90s, it doesn’t feel like fall in Iowa yet, but cooler weather will be here soon enough and health experts remind Iowans […]