It’s been a start and stop beginning to spring for northern Iowa farmer Brandon Fonken. “Mother nature can’t make up its mind what it wants to do. We had a blizzard on a Sunday, windchills 20 below (then) on a Monday. And by the next Saturday it was 88 degrees and that kind of kicks […]
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The principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says he’s expecting a volatile next few weeks of weather. Eric Snodgrass tells
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The University of Wisconsin is asking farmers and custom operators to share information about custom services. Economics professor Paul Mitchell tells
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A professor at Iowa State University says higher prices for diesel fuel are expected to impact the bottom line for farmers
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