A Sioux City business is celebrating its 150 year anniversary. L.G. Everist says his great grandfather Luicius Garland Everist started L.G. Everist incorporated. “He was selling coal, came to Sioux City, was in the retail coal business, and that evolved into construction and road paving and construction materials and mining, and we’ve continued to evolve […] View Full Story
The interim executive director of Farm Rescue says he’s excited about the direction of the organization. Tim Sullivan, who’s served as the non-profit’s executive director for the past five years, says the hiring of Shari Rogge–Fidler to take over as director on July 1st is a sign of growth. “I’ve always played a dual role […] The post Farm Rescue growing to meet rising need appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is expected to have a negative impact on U.S. corn and soybean prices. University of Minnesota grain market economist Ed Usset says freeing up the movement of oil puts pressure on energy markets. “And they’re already showing some softness, even though they’re still elevated. And if the energy […] The post Hormuz shipping resumes, adding bearish tone to grain markets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The Iowa State Patrol says one person was killed, another injured, in a head-on crash between an SUV and a semi on Monday in Boone County. The patrol’s accident report indicates a Jeep Compass, driven by Bailey Jo Craven of Des Moines, was entering the oncoming lane and was in the path of an eastbound […] View Full Story
The Iowa State Patrol says one person was killed, another injured, in a head-on crash between an SUV and a semi on Monday in Boone County. Reportedly, a westbound 2022 model Jeep Compass, driven by Bailey Jo Craven of Des Moines, was entering the oncoming lane and was in the path of an eastbound 2020 […] View Full Story
The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office urges people to double-check their wallets after multiple reports of fake cash in circulation. The bills look like real money but are marked “For Motion Picture Purposes” across the top and “In Props We Trust” on the back. Sheriff Joe Kennedy tells KCRG-TV he went on social media to warn […] View Full Story
Crude oil prices are falling since a peace agreement was announced Sunday between the U.S. and Iran, though gasoline prices in Iowa are dropping more slowly. AAA-Iowa spokesman Brian Ortner predicts it’ll be good news for Iowa consumers as we approach the busy summer travel season and the Independence Day weekend. “Prior to the deal […] View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, cool weather trails the recent spate of rainfall and severe thunderstorms. Last week’s severe weather, which peaked from June 9-11 and featured several dozen Midwestern tornadoes and more than 1,000 reports of wind damage, led to isolated damage to crops and farm infrastructure. Still, most Midwestern corn and soybeans have ample […] The post An unseasonably active pattern resumes on parts of the Plains, northern & central Corn Belt appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across the northern and central Plains, Midwest, and Northeast, while hotter-than-normal weather will prevail across much of the West and Deep South. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in the Pacific Northwest. The post An unseasonably cool, wet pattern ahead to dominate much of the Heartland appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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