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Minnesota Red Angus breeder: high markets reward years of hard work
A southwest Minnesota cattle breeder calls the historically high cattle markets life changing. Jesse Weber of Lake Benton sells Red Angus breed stock and says price levels are bringing excitement
Vilsack calls attention to rising worldwide hunger crisis
The CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation says a growing hunger crisis continues to threaten millions of people around the world. Tom Vilsack, who’s also a former governor of
Missouri Corn CEO urges farm bill action, backs mandatory base acre update
U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman has said he wants to mark up the farm bill this month, and the CEO of the Missouri Corn Growers Association says time
River levels mixed across Corn Belt
The state climatologist for Iowa says river levels have been a mixed bag across the Corn Belt. Justin Glisan tells Brownfield that inland waterways in Iowa and surrounding states are
Cattle producers push for solutions as Asian longhorned tick impacts herd health
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association amended its policy on the Asian longhorned tick during this week’s summer meeting, noting the tick has now spread halfway across the United States. Missouri
Baseball signed by Pete Rose sits in Iowa Treasurer’s vault
State Treasurer Roby Smith is highlighting some sports memorabilia from unclaimed bank safety deposit boxes that has been turned over to the state. A baseball signed by Pete Rose and
Baseball signed by Pete Rose in 1970s sits in Iowa Treasurer’s vault
State Treasurer Roby Smith is highlighting some sports memorabilia from unclaimed bank safety deposit boxes that has been turned over to the state. A baseball signed by Pete Rose and
Slow week for ethanol demand pushes stocks higher
Ethanol demand last week was generally slow. That is tied to several factors, including the cost of and demand for gasoline, along with ethanol production in recent weeks. The U.S.
Garner company reaches semi-finals of country-wide SBA contest
Out of some 1,200 nominees, a northern Iowa manufacturing company has made the top ten in a national contest celebrating free enterprise and innovation. Plas-Tech Tooling of Garner is a
Wisconsin tightens animal import rules as part of new world screwworm mitigation efforts
The state of Wisconsin is modifying its animal movement requirements in response to the active new world screwworm outbreak in the southern U.S. Animals coming into Wisconsin from other states
