Local, State & Ag News
Early voting has begun in Iowa’s 2026 Primary Elections
Today is the first day for early voting in Iowa’s Primary Elections. This is also the first day county auditors may start mailing absentee ballots to Iowans who requested them.
Ongoing drought creates planting challenges for Kansas growers
A central Kansas farmer says drought conditions continue to delay his planting progress. Adam Baldwin says it’s been too dry to get the corn crop in the ground. “Dryland
Rural America isn’t dying – it’s adapting
For my entire adult life, I’ve heard people talk about what’s closing, what’s changing, and what’s next in their rural hometowns. Maybe those small towns aren’t dying but instead adapting.
Meet the new South Dakota FFA president
The new president of the South Dakota FFA Association says he’s looking forward to helping the association grow in the next year. Jackson Cammack is from the Sturgis FFA and
Northern Illinois farmer keeping an eye on potential E15 vote
A northern Illinois farmer says he’s closely watching the U.S. House of Representatives today. David Isermann, who raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in LaSalle County and is president of
Iowa agronomist warns soil crusts acting like “concrete layer”
Crop emergence is being hindered by soil crusting in northern Iowa. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says some heavy rains fells the last week of April. “So those
New headquarters announced for “New Corteva” and Vylor
Corteva Agriscience has announced the headquarters for its two new business units. Indianapolis will be home to “New Corteva,” its future crop protection company, and Johnston, Iowa will become the
New state funds for Iowa charter schools, rule change for homeschoolers
A new state law will send public charter schools in Iowa $1.3 million more dollars to boost teacher salaries in the coming school year and a revoling loan fund has
Missouri farmer says wet conditions good for silage, delaying dry hay work
A farmer in central Missouri says silage production went well this spring. Nathan Alpers, who farms in Cooper County, tells Brownfield “I guess it’d been a week ago. We put
New OSU research looking at ways to maximize profits through planting depth
Can adjusting planting depth help increase yields? In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ohio State University’s Alex Lindsey says more uniform emergence can help farmers reduce the need to
