Ag News

Southern Rust Found In 24 Iowa Counties

Southern rust is found every year in Iowa being caused by the fungus Puccinia Polysora (puk-sin-ee-ah). As of August 11th,…

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Iowa Flood Center To Install Hydrostations

The Iowa Flood Center is receiving $500,000 through a Community Project Funding award to install hydrostations in 18 counties, which…

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Grain Bin Deaths & Safety Awareness

Agriculture continues to rank among the nation’s most dangerous industries. A new report from Purdue University shows at least 48…

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New World Screwworm Update

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says officials are closely monitoring the spread of New World screwworm. Miller says Texas is…

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Farmland Leasing Arrangements Workshop

Join Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Mitchell County, in partnership with Floyd County, for the 2026 Farmland Leasing Arrangements Workshop on Tuesday,…

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Agri Star Intends to Rebuild After Catastrophic Fire

Agri Star has officially announced its plans to rebuild its Postville, Iowa plant less than a week after a fire…

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Monday Market Report

These market reports are brought to you by Brownfield Ag. Corn Sep’26 438-6 -2-0 08:30 Dec’26 462-2 -1-6 08:30 Mar’27…

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Mitchell County 4-H / FFA Interviews

I was able to attend the Mitchell County Fair last week. Meeting with the 4-H and FFA fair kids and…

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Bremer County Fair Opens Second Year in Its New Home

The 2026 Bremer County Fair opened its seven-day run Sunday (07.26) for just its second year on their new fairgrounds…

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Monday Market Reports

Corn Sep’26 454-2 -10-0 09:53 Dec’26 476-6 -10-6 09:53 Mar’27 492-0 -11-0 09:53 May’27 500-6 -10-6 09:53 Jul’27 504-4 -9-4…

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