Local, State & Ag News
Iowa agronomist warns soil crusts acting like “concrete layer”
Crop emergence is being hindered by soil crusting in northern Iowa. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says some heavy rains fells the last week of April. “So those
New headquarters announced for “New Corteva” and Vylor
Corteva Agriscience has announced the headquarters for its two new business units. Indianapolis will be home to “New Corteva,” its future crop protection company, and Johnston, Iowa will become the
New state funds for Iowa charter schools, rule change for homeschoolers
A new state law will send public charter schools in Iowa $1.3 million more dollars to boost teacher salaries in the coming school year and a revoling loan fund has
Missouri farmer says wet conditions good for silage, delaying dry hay work
A farmer in central Missouri says silage production went well this spring. Nathan Alpers, who farms in Cooper County, tells Brownfield “I guess it’d been a week ago. We put
New OSU research looking at ways to maximize profits through planting depth
Can adjusting planting depth help increase yields? In this episode of Managing for Profit, Ohio State University’s Alex Lindsey says more uniform emergence can help farmers reduce the need to
FAPRI: expanded E15 sales would benefit corn, create tradeoffs for soybeans
A new report from the University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute says passing nationwide, year-round E15 legislation could be a mixed bag for row crops. Director Seth
UI energy expert is concerned over rising diesel, LNG prices
While there’s plenty of grumbling in Iowa over gasoline prices being well north of $4 a gallon, University of Iowa Professor Tyler Priest, who teaches a course on U.S. energy
A wide-range of temps across the Heartland; Summer-like on the Plains; much cooler east
Across the Corn Belt, near- or below-normal temperatures linger east of the Mississippi River, while warmth is overspreading western corn and soybean production areas. Dry weather is allowing for a
Sioux Center Chamber’s “Sioux Grown” Campaign Earns Regional Marketing Award
The Sioux Center Chamber of Commerce has received a regional Marketing & Communications Award from the Mid-America Chamber Executives (MACE) for its “Sioux Grown” campaign, a digital storytelling initiative focused
A Summer-like pattern ahead for most of the Heartland; above average rainfall for some
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the northern Plains and far upper Midwest, while warmer-than-normal weather will cover the
