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Midwest Food Bank expands flood relief efforts with support from Indiana-based Red Gold
The executive director of Midwest Food Bank says a new partnership is helping provide emergency hunger relief in areas impacted by recent flooding. Todd Greenwood says Red Gold donated more
USDA Yield estimates could impact grain basis
A market analyst says he’s closely watching USDA’s corn and soybean yield estimates in this week’s supply and demand report. Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net says the biggest impact could be
Biofuels driving optimism for commodity prices
An ag economist at the University of Illinois says he’s somewhat optimistic about the direction of commodity prices primarily due to demand prospects created by biofuels. In a recent FarmDoc
Department of Energy loan to help restart Iowa’s only nuclear plant
The U.S. Department of Energy is giving NextEra Energy a loan of up to $1.9 billion to help them restart the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo. Deputy Secretary of
South O’Brien Teacher Faces Felony Exploitation, Grooming Charges
(KIWA) — A South O’Brien teacher is facing two felony charges following an investigation into allegations that she sent sexually explicit Snapchat messages and images to a 17-year-old student from
Post-patent crop inputs give farmers more options to manage costs
Crop input costs will be a major factor in farmer profitability next year. Daniel Faidley with Atticus says the company is a post-patent manufacturer of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. “Our
A pattern shift ahead; much cooler air on-the-move, an increase in showers/t-storms for many
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures along and northwest of a line from central California to Lake Huron, while warmer-than-normal
Ag credit conditions expected to continue to decline in 2027
In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ty Kreitman with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says many crop producers are still facing economic headwinds. The post Ag credit conditions
Webster City voters approve $43.4M school renovation plan
A north-central Iowa community will move forward with a $43.4-million plan to refurbish its high school. Voters in the Webster City school district approved a renovation project to its high
Waterloo leaders vote to block data centers for three months
Hours after a near-two-billion dollar deal was announced to restart a nuclear plant near Cedar Rapids to power a proposed data center, Waterloo joined a growing list of Iowa communities
