Local, State & Ag News
$1M Payout Approved for farmers in Hansen Mueller Coop bankruptcy case
A Nebraska-based grain company has been ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to farmers for unpaid contracts. The Nebraska Public Service Commission has an approved the payout to 12
Minnesota cattle producers vote down Beef Checkoff increase
A referendum to raise the state beef checkoff was voted down in Minnesota. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association executive director Kaitlyn Root says the proposed refundable 50-cent increase failed on a
Rural Graduation Season in the Heartland: Bonfires, Community Traditions, and Celebrating the Class of 2026
‘Tis the season for high school and college graduations! Rural communities across the Heartland are celebrating the young men and women who walk across stages in school gymnasiums, football fields,
Iowa’s governor signs bills on abortion pills, HPV vaccine, medical conscience
Starting July 1, Iowans must get abortion medications in person, in a health care setting. Republican legislators who drafted the policy say it’s designed to stop the distribution of abortion
2026 fundraising: Sand collects record $9.6 million, Lahn outraises Feenstra
Fundraising reports for the first four-and-a-half months of this year show Rob Sand, the only Democrat running for governor, has over $18 million in his campaign account and, on the
Iowans are warned -not- to rely on weather warning sirens
When severe weather blew through parts of Iowa Monday night, warning sirens in one southwest Iowa county did not go off. Jill Harvey, emergency management coordinator for Page County, says
Bayer and bp increasing access to biofuels for farmers
Bayer and bp are teaming up to increase access to the biofuels market for farmers. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Chad Bilby, biofuel crops innovation and commercial lead
NASS Board Chair: farmer participation key to USDA data accuracy
The board chair for the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service says farmer participation is critical for its upcoming June Acreage and Quarterly Stocks Reports. Lance Honig says, “They have a big impact on our ability to really reach
A warm, early-Summerlike pattern continues for most; A wide-range of rainfall for the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation virtually nationwide. Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to parts of the Pacific
FEMA Announces More Than $2.4 Million for Northwest Iowa Flood Recovery Projects
Recovery funding connected to the devastating 2024 floods and severe storms continues to reach Northwest Iowa communities, with more than $2.4 million in newly announced FEMA reimbursements and grants headed
