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Resources aim to help more young producers return to rural areas
The executive director of the Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency says its Beginning Farmer Network is helping more young producers overcome barriers in the ag industry. Hillary Maricle says the
Rural America faces housing, childcare shortages amid growing demand
Opportunities and challenges in rural America. Julie Tesch is the president and CEO of the Center for Rural Policy and Development. She says the rural way of life is changing,
Nunn, Miller-Meeks vote to curb Trump’s authority to wage ‘open-ended war’ in Iran
Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks are among the seven Republicans who joined Democrats to pass a War Powers Resolution in the U.S. House that would limit President
Regenerative agriculture paying off for Wisconsin farmer
A northwestern Wisconsin farmer says his decades long focus on regenerative agricultural practices has made his farm more adaptable. Andy Bensend, who grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Barron County,
Rising diesel costs pressuring profitability
Skyrocketing diesel prices continue to erode the bottom line for farmers and ranchers. University of Kentucky ag economist Kenny Burdine says, “When I talk to producers, this is their main
Hawarden Man, Spencer Woman Airlifted After Crash Near Ireton
(KIWA) — A Hawarden man and a Spencer woman were flown to Sioux Falls hospitals following a two-vehicle crash near Ireton Tuesday morning, September 15. Both were in stable condition
Temps vary in a wide-range across the Heartland; a wet pattern underway across much of the central Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, showers extend from the lower Great Lakes region into the lower Missouri Valley. The rain is slowing fieldwork, but—in drier areas of the southwestern Corn Belt,
A mild to warm pattern to continue for many; a drier pattern aheads for much of the Corn Belt
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nearly nationwide. Near-normal temperatures will be confined to northern New England. Meanwhile, wetter-than-normal conditions across much
Data center developer is ready to ride out Marshalltown’s moratorium
Leaders in many Iowa communities are struggling with whether to support or block data center development. The Marshalltown City Council enacted a four-month moratorium on data center construction last month,
Farmers using artificial intelligence to make better financial decisions
In this episode of Managing for Profit, Michael Langemeier with Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture discusses the results from this month’s Ag Economy Barometer and how farmers are utilizing AI
