Local, State & Ag News
Two Injured in Monday Morning Crash in Rock Valley
A Rock Valley teen and an Inwood man were taken to the hospital following a crash Monday morning on the east side of Rock Valley. According to the Rock Valley
Peoples Bank Pavilion Planned as Next Step in Sioux County Ag Expo Development
A new addition is coming to the Sioux County Ag Expo campus, aimed at expanding event space and supporting year-round use of the growing facility. The Sioux County Ag Expo
Iowa’s governor says solvency of state-run pension fund unaffected by investigation
Governor Kim Reynolds says she cannot speak about the investigation of alleged misconduct by two top officials who manage the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System, but she is offering a
House GOP may hire Texas firm to analyze local gov’t budgets in Iowa
Republicans in the Iowa House may hire a company to use Artificial Intelligence to analyze spending in each Iowa county and in the 220 largest school districts in Iowa. As
Iowa Business Council survey shows optimism for sales increases
The Iowa Business Council’s latest survey finds a positive outlook for sales, capital spending, and employment in the next six months. Their survey rates those factors on a 100-point scale
Dicamba rules tighten: weed scientists caution applicators pay close attention
Weed scientists say U.S. agriculture should expect more rules if they want to keep over-the-top dicamba in the toolbox. Joe Ikley is with North Dakota State University. “It seems very
Vive’s Bifender SM expands in-season soil insect control
Vive Crop Protection has announced a new soil-applied insecticide that gives corn growers an in-season option for managing insect pressure. Vive lead agronomist George Huckabay says Bifender SM places protection
Soybeans, corn detach from crude oil, drift lower, watching weather
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Brazil’s harvest is more than 80% complete, while the harvest is underway in Argentina. Stateside, the USDA is expected to report its
Crop prices and payments likely led to increase in this month’s Ag Economy Barometer
An ag economist says he was surprised rising input costs didn’t negatively impact the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Michael Langemeier, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, says the timing of
“Bids were getting hit”: Minnesota farmer seizes March marketing window
A Minnesota farmer says he capitalized on the March runup in corn and soybean prices. Nick Peterson of Clear Lake tells Brownfield. “We had quite a few bids getting hit,
