Voters in Iowa’s second largest school district will decide next month on whether to continue a levy for school facility maintenance and equipment. Cedar Rapids Community Schools Superintendent Tawana Grover says for 50 years, the voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy — or PPEL — has been an important pot of money for the district. […] View Full Story
U.S. ethanol production shot higher last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production 1.098 million barrels a day, up 26,000 on the week and 50,000 on the year. Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development says estimated operating margins for the average Iowa plant continue to show a profit. Ethanol stocks were […] The post Ethanol production, stocks rise appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The man convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram in September of 2023 received a sentence of life in prison this morning in Kossuth County District Court. Forty-four-year-old Kyle Lou Ricke was found guilty following a four-day trial in Dickinson County last month. Assistant Attorney General Scott Brown prosecuted […] View Full Story
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says President Biden has every right to be irritated about his situation. Grassley, the longest serving Republican in the U.S. Senate, watched Biden’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night. “I saw a tear coming from President Biden’s eyes and I don’t blame him for that. Under his circumstances […] View Full Story
Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says U.S. agriculture would be affected if a Canadian rail strike happens this week. “What this does impact is those shipments that originate in the United States destined for Canada or shipments that originate in Canada destined for the United States.” He says Canada is the top destination […] The post A Canadian rail strike would affect U.S. ag appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The director of the 1848 Danish Windmill in Elk Horn says they’ve started a fundraising campaign to raise money for repairs. Director Shaun Sayres says they need to repair the windmill’s windshaft and cap frame, and prevent further damage. “This campaign is it’s multifaceted. There’s different phases that will stretch out over the next number […] View Full Story
The UNI volleyball team has been picked as the favorite to capture its third consecutive Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) regular season title, as announced in the release of the league’s annual preseason coaches poll. Northern Iowa received ten out of 12 first-place votes and 141 total points to top the preseason poll for the second […] View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, unusually cool weather prevails. Wednesday morning’s low temperatures dipped below 50°F in parts of the eastern Corn Belt. Early Wednesday, any showers are limited to the middle Mississippi Valley. Despite the recent and ongoing cool spell, summer crop development remains at or ahead of the average pace, except in the upper […] The post As heat & higher humidity expand on the Plains, cool weather continues in the eastern Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6 to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions from the northern Intermountain West to the northern High Plains. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in peninsular Florida, southern Texas, and parts of the Southwest, as […] The post Heat, higher humidity to expand across the rest of the Plains, Corn Belt through early next week appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
If you’ve ever had a hankering to taste Iowa-fried cicadas, you’ll have your chance this weekend. Ginny Mitchell, education program coordinator at the Iowa State University Insect Zoo, says one popular element of the annual Bug Village event is edible insects. Mitchell collected hundreds of the 13- and 17-year cicadas this spring which she plans […] View Full Story
