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Congress nears key vote on permanent year-round E15 access
The U.S. House is scheduled to vote on nationwide year-round E15 legislation Wednesday. House Agriculture Committee member Brad Finstad tells Brownfield for the first time there’s a clear path for
Man wanted in Iowa City ped mall shooting arrested in Georgia
A Cedar Rapids man who is accused of opening fire on a crowd in the downtown pedestrian mall in Iowa City on April 19th has been arrest in Georgia. Iowa
Iowa DNR fishing atlas is getting an update this week
The Iowa DNR is updating its fishing atlas this week to make it more compatible with mobile and other devices. Fisheries research biologist Lewis Bruce says you can use it
Ohio FFA state president focused on member growth and confidence in new role
The newly elected Ohio FFA state president says he’s looking forward to watching the organization grow over the next year. Austin Manning from the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington FFA Chapter says he hopes to
Drought, low snowpack raise prevent plant questions in Nebraska
Uncertainty over water availability this summer has a western Nebraska farmer considering prevent plant insurance. Andy Groskopf says the ongoing drought and limited runoff from snowpack Wyoming have producers in
Waterhemp Pressure Growing
This Spotlight on Soybeans is brought to you by Missouri Soybean Farmers and their checkoff. Kevin Bradley at the University of Missouri says he’s becoming more concerned about the number
El Nino could come soon, USDA’s Brad Rippey says
An ag meteorologist says a transition to an El Nino weather pattern is becoming more and more likely. “Which, ultimately, should be good for drought easing across much of the
Iowa House speaker touts property tax plan, hydrogen exploration bill
House Speaker Pat Grassley says property tax negotiations during the recently concluded 2026 session of the Iowa legislature ended in “a good place.” “The 2% revenue cap really is going
May catfishing tips with River Certified’s Spencer Bauer
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2026 farm income picture cloudy
An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says there’s an air of uncertainty over the 2026 farm income picture. In a recent FarmDoc webinar, Nick Paulson says farmers saw
