Local, State & Ag News
Local Entrepreneur, Army Veteran Takes Over Orange City Taco John’s
Orange City’s Taco John’s is under new ownership after local entrepreneur and Army veteran Eric Faber officially took over the restaurant on April 1. Faber, who was raised in Ireton
Assessing your marketing strategy
The commodity markets have been monitoring major news updates: the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, favorable crop development weather in the U.S, and South American crop ratings. On this
Iowa native identified as one of 8 killed in California B-52 crash
Information from the governor’s office says an Iowa native has been confirmed as one of the people killed in the crash Monday of a B-52 bomber at Edwards Air Force
North central Iowa farmer reports smooth spring and healthy crops
A north-central Iowa farmer is finishing up herbicide applications. Caleb Renner of Klemme says fieldwork has progressed rapidly so far. “Planting went really, really well. We got done, I want
Cattle mixed ahead of COF report, hogs see steady cash trade
Live and feeder cattle were mixed, adjusting spreads, looking ahead to tomorrow’s cattle on feed report and waiting for direct trade to develop. Direct cash cattle trade activity remains sluggish.
Tornado damages Corning farm, but farmer grateful no injuries
Adams County, Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser says his farm was hit by a tornado the morning of June 11th. “I watched our strong winds out of the west turn to
Soybeans, corn higher on Wednesday
Soybeans finished the day higher. The USDA announced a sale of 13.7 million bushels of soybeans Wednesday to unknown destinations, the bulk of which is marked for delivery for the
Sand releases report on Iowa Education Savings Account program
State Auditor Rob Sand says it appears the State of Iowa spent nearly $260 million this past school year to cover tuition costs for K-12 students who would have attended
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 17, 2026
Jul. corn $4.21, up 7 and 1/4 centsJul. soybeans $11.32, up 2 centsJul. soybean meal $304.80, unchangedJul. soybean oil 71.54, down 138 pointsJul. Chicago wheat $6.12 and 3/4, up 16
Cost estimate for outsourcing state gov’t IT services? $419.7 million
Documents obtained by The Cedar Rapids Gazette show Governor Reynolds has signed contracts to pay two companies almost $420 million over the next decade to manage the computers and digital
