The online “Iowa Festivals Guide” indicates hundreds of community celebrations have been scheduled during the summer of 2026, and more than a dozen are this weekend. That includes one organized by a volunteer fire department that serves a community of about 300 residents. Peterson Fire Days start today with a street dance and a movie […] View Full Story
A northwest Iowa sheriff says deputies have recently responded to collisions at rural intersections where the height of corn is obscuring the view of approaching vehicles. Sioux County Sheriff Nate Huizenga has advice for drivers who can’t see cross traffic because corn stalks are in the way. “The safest thing you can do is treat them […] View Full Story
August weather can make or break a soybean crop, and Andre Reis, a soybean specialist at the University of Missouri Extension, says he’s optimistic about how the month is expected to begin. He says weekly rains are needed to drive yield and rain is in the forecast. Hear more in this week’s Managing for Profit. The post Weekly rains needed to finish soybean crop strong appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The company that owns a northeast Iowa meat processing plant plans to rebuild after this week’s massive fire the AgriStar plant in Postville. The fire chief in Postville says the fire that started Tuesday morning has destroyed about 75% of the plant. Hundreds of people worked at the facility producing kosher beef and poultry. In […] View Full Story
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