Ag News

Beef prices and herd retention decisions

IARN – With turbulent cattle markets due to beef imports and the southern border with Mexico reopening for cattle imports cattle producers have a lot to think about when making

Rain makes grain but also halts combines

IARN – A stubborn high-pressure ridge has brought excessive moisture to areas of the United States, including the Great Plains and Midwest this summer. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says that

Harvest Off to a Soggy Start

Iowa (RI) — Wet, soggy conditions slowed the early part of the harvest last week. The USDA’s crop report says there were barely two days suitable for fieldwork, but harvest