Local, State & Ag News
Butter and nonfat dry milk move higher Tuesday at the CME
Cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.7525. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0025 to $1.4625. No sales
Iowa election official describes role on national council
An election official in northwest Iowa is one of two Iowans appointed to a bipartisan national council that was created by the 2002 Help America Vote Act. “It is a
Iowa workers are warned about the use of AI and keeping private data private
Several Iowa municipalities are crafting new guidelines about how civic employees should — and shouldn’t — use artificial intelligence. Johnson County IT director Bill Horning says these types of policies
Early 26/27 corn, soybean export inspections trail 25/26
U.S. corn and soybean export inspections are a little slow to start the new marketing year. The USDA says most the corn inspections for the week during September 3rd were
University of Iowa bandmember who collapsed Saturday taken off life support
A University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band member who collapsed in the heat Saturday has been taken off life support. The Daily Iowan says third-year student Derek Phillips collapsed right
Ag lobbyist sees path for farm bill passage by year-end
Now that the U.S. government is funded through mid-December, an ag lobbyist says the U.S. Senate has time to work on a farm bill. Randy Russell with The Russell Group
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
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
