Local, State & Ag News
Iowa DOT Seeks Feedback on Highway 10 Bridge Replacement in Hawarden
The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback on a proposed bridge replacement project along Iowa Highway 10 in Hawarden. The project would remove the existing Highway 10 bridge
Ground broken for rec center at Sioux City’s Camp High Hopes
Staff and supporters of Camp High Hopes near Sioux City broke ground Tuesday for their new multi-purpose adaptive rec center. Executive director Sarah Morgan says they’ve seen an increasing demand
Mobile unit in Postville, helping AgriStar workers file for unemployment
The state’s “Mobile Workforce Center” is in Postville to help employees of the AgriStar meatpacking plant damaged by a massive fire that started early Tuesday. The company has not announced
USDA issues interim final rule for wetlands
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has issued an interim final rule to clarify that most wetland determinations made since late November 1990 are considered certified. The interim final rule
Heat stress causes cattle losses at South Dakota feedlots
A beef feedlot management specialist says extreme heat and environmental conditions created the potential for significant cattle losses at some South Dakota feedlots. “It’s certainly been a tough week to
Weather forecast pulls soybeans lower
Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and technical selling. Near-term weather forecasts look non-threatening in many key growing areas. Longer-term outlooks are a little less certain and August is a
Wyffel’s Corn Belt Award
CORN BELT AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP Brownfield and Wyffels Hybrids are partnering to present the Corn Belt Award to high school student athletes who demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities, show good character,
Wyffels Corn Belt Award
Brownfield and Wyffels Hybrids are partnering to present the Corn Belt Award to high school students who demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities, show good character, and participate in school and community
Cattle futures higher at midweek
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, supported by oversold signals, waiting on direct business to develop. August live cattle closed $.42 higher at $227.90 and
Supporters say securing ag workforce act modernizes H-2A program without amnesty
A divide is growing over farm labor reforms under consideration in Congress. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles tells Brownfield the bipartisan Securing Ag Workforce Act does not grant amnesty
