Area Scores: September 13-19, 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026 GPAC FOOTBALLConcordia 42, Mount Marty 24Dakota Wesleyan 37, Briar Cliff 3Hastings 34, Waldorf 17Midland 28, Northwestern 16Morningside 35, Dordt 31 GPAC VOLLEYBALLConcordia 3, Hastings 2 (26-24, […]
China purchases provide bullish signal for agriculture
A market analyst says China’s purchases of U.S. ag goods have been supportive to prices, but there’s still work to be done. Dan Basse, is the president of AgResource […]
Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 9/28/26
Class 5A 1. Southeast Polk (5-0), LW #1 vs Iowa City High 2. Dowling Catholic (4-1), LW #2 vs CR Kennedy 3. Johnston (4-1), LW #3 vs #4 Ankeny 4. […]
Leinen named GPAC Football special teams player of the week
Stephen Leinen of Dordt University is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Special Teams Player-of-the-Week. Leinen, a senior from Harlan, Iowa, converted a 50-yard field goal as time expired in the […]
Fertilizer and fuel costs already weighing on 2027 decisions
As harvest picks up across the Midwest, many farmers remain concerned about input prices for next year’s crops. Casey Kelleher, who farms in southeastern Wisconsin, says record high diesel prices […]
Grain markets await more Chinese purchases
A commodities economist says the grain markets are disappointed with the lack of immediate purchases from China as more details are unveiled from last week’s meeting. “I think the markets […]
WSJ report: Trump to announce new $15 billion steel plant planned in Iowa
The Wall Street Journal is reporting President Trump will announce early this afternoon that a new steel plant will be build in Iowa. Information provided by the White House to […]
Windshield Time From the Combine
Corteva Agriscience technical field agronomist Jeff Bode calls harvest a great time to look back at the season’s weed control program and to start planning for next season. He tells […]
Fair, seasonal weather covers the Corn Belt; beneficial showers break-out on parts of the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather prevails between storm systems. Where Midwestern fields are sufficiently dry and crops are fully mature, producers are harvesting corn and soybeans. However, most crops […]
Much cooler days ahead for the Heartland; organized rains for many to yield to a dry pattern
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in portions of the south-central U.S. The Far West will have the […]