Local, State & Ag News
DOT has new Alton maintenance garage in budget
Administrators at the Iowa Department of Transportation says they are cutting the budget for the next fiscal year in part with savings in building construction and equipment. The DOT’s Melissa
Missouri man involved in cattle scam found in CA
A Missouri man wanted by the FBI for his connection with a nationwide cattle fraud scheme was arrested earlier this week at the Los Angeles International Airport. Joshua Link of
Gearing up for disease management in 2026
Andrew Tucker, sales manager for northern Illinois and Wisconsin for Loveland Products, says farmers need to have all options on the table for diease management this year. Andrew Tucker: The
Biostimulants offer improved bottom lines
Ron Calhoun, senior portolio manager for plant nutrition, with Loveland Products discusses biostimulants and the advantages farmers can have reducing their bottom line. Ron Calhoun: The post Biostimulants offer improved
Ag supplier says farmers are delaying crop decisions
An ag input supplier says 2026 has been unusually quiet so far. Matt Oehmichen with Short Lane Ag Supply in Wisconsin tells Brownfield, “There still is a significant amount of
South Dakota enacts 5-year ban on cell-cultured protein
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed a bill into law that temporarily bans cell-cultured protein products in South Dakota. The ban goes into effect on July 1 and expires
Bill would hike ‘default’ speed limit to 60 on Iowa highways
A move to raise the speed limit to 60 on Iowa highways where the posted speed is 55 has passed another hurdle in the statehouse. The bill cleared the Iowa
Gains in crude oil pull soybeans, soybean oil, corn higher at midweek
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Beans followed bean oil, which was up on biodiesel demand expectations and the strength in crude oil. The midweek gains in crude
Cattle futures under pressure again
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply lower, pressured by the drop in cash business, the decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the threat
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 11, 2026
May corn $4.60 and 1/4, up 8 centsMay soybeans $12.14, up 12 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal $315.40, up 90 centsMay soybean oil 67.16, up 154 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.94
