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Hawarden Police Department Releases Details About Possible Dog Incident
On Friday the Hawarden Police Department received reports about a social media post claiming a juvenile male assaulted an elderly dog while walking it near the Hawarden swimming pool and
Economist sees growing risk for tighter feeder cattle margins in 2027
An ag economist says feeder cattle margins are expected to tighten heading into 2027. Michael Langemeier with Purdue University says rising input costs are impacting profitability. “It really depends on
Iowa deer hunting changes to two license zones
The Iowa DNR is making changes to the way licenses are distributed for deer hunting after several years of getting input. State Deer Biologist Jace Elliott says the change is
Watch where you fill up, as gas prices across Iowa vary by 30-cents a gallon
Renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran are causing gasoline prices to spike in Iowa again. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner says pump prices bounced two weeks ago before the busy
Cash dairy prices mostly up to end the week
Cash dairy prices were mostly up Friday to end the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.6950. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0275 to $1.6275. One sale was recorded at $1.62. Cheese barrels were up $0.010 to $1.6125. Four sales were reported ranging from $1.60 to
Protein demand expected to support the dairy markets in the second half of 2026
The senior dairy analyst with Terrain says consumer demand for protein is helping drive market opportunities for dairy producers. Ben Lane says favorable margins and additional revenue streams are helping
Trade outlook: China loses ground as India emerges for U.S. agriculture
A trade specialist believes trade between the U.S. and China will continue to decline. Dr. Sam Gregg with the American Institute for Economic Research says U.S. agriculture has benefitted from
Hot weather throughout the Heartland; heat wave winds-down; sct’d rains centered on the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, thick smoke from wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota blankets an area from the Great Lakes region into the Ohio Valley. Scattered showers & thunderstorms have
Hot weather throughout the Heartland; heat wave winds-down; sct’d rains centered across parts of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, thick smoke from wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota blankets an area from the Great Lakes region into the Ohio Valley. Scattered showers & thunderstorms have
Speaker Johnson, in Pella stop, pledges one last push for SAVE Act
President Trump is again calling on congress to pass a bill requiring voters in all states to show a photo ID and proof of citizenship and U.S. House Speaker Mike
